Chapter 2 of Pomegranates from an English Garden is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Pomegranates from an English Garden is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VI. So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man. Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event. VII. When sudden ... how think ye, the end?
Chapter 2 of Pomegranates from an English Garden is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have or possess in combination
From this reading “Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.”
put an end to; kill
From this reading “So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.”
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
terminate
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
have or possess in combination
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading When sudden ... how think ye, the end?
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
put an end to; kill
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When sudden ... how think ye, the end?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
set down according to a plan
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
immediately past
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading When sudden ... how think ye, the end?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading When sudden ... how think ye, the end?
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
up to a particular time
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, I soberly laid my last plan To extinguish the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII.
at the time that
From this reading When sudden ... how think ye, the end?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Round his creep-hole, with never a break Ran my fires for his sake; Over-head, did my thunder combine With my under-ground mine: Till I looked from my labour content To enjoy the event.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading When sudden ... how think ye, the end?
Chapter 2 of Pomegranates from an English Garden by Robert Browning holds 340 sentences, grouped into 68 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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