Chapter 1 of Salome Shepard, reformer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Salome Shepard, reformer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SALOME SHEPARD, REFORMER. HELEN M. WINSLOW. ARENA PRESS. “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.” SHAKESPEARE.
Chapter 1 of Salome Shepard, reformer is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading “ARENA PRESS.”
third-person singular of “gentle” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading ““Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.””
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading “SALOME SHEPARD, REFORMER.”
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading “SALOME SHEPARD, REFORMER.”
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
From this reading ““Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.””
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “SALOME SHEPARD, REFORMER.”
lacking in value or merit
From this reading ““Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.””
English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
From this reading “HELEN M. WINSLOW.”
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bring into existence
In this reading ““Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.””
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading ARENA PRESS.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
third-person singular of “gentle” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading HELEN M. WINSLOW.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading HELEN M. WINSLOW.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading ARENA PRESS.
a disputant who advocates reform
From this reading SALOME SHEPARD, REFORMER.
woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist
From this reading SALOME SHEPARD, REFORMER.
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading SALOME SHEPARD, REFORMER.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
made without leavening
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
lacking in value or merit
From this reading “Pardon, gentles all, The flat, unraised spirit that hath dared On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth So great an object.”
English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655)
From this reading HELEN M. WINSLOW.
Chapter 1 of Salome Shepard, reformer by Helen M. (Helen Maria) Winslow holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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