Chapter 3 of Select Poems of Thomas Gray is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Select Poems of Thomas Gray is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe." _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers. See Abbott, _Shakes. Gr._ 343. 27.
Chapter 3 of Select Poems of Thomas Gray is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
From this reading “_Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “_Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “_Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.”
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “"'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."”
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “"'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “"'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."”
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “_Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.”
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From this reading 27.
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From this reading Gr._ 343.
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From this reading See Abbott, _Shakes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.
lacking funds
From this reading _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.
a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I
From this reading _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.
plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
From this reading "'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."
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From this reading Gr._ 343.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."
many times at short intervals
From this reading _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.
literature in metrical form
From this reading _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See Abbott, _Shakes.
plural of “shake” — building material used as siding or roofing
From this reading See Abbott, _Shakes.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading "'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading "'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Tis mine to tame the stubborn glebe."
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Broke_=broken, as often in poetry, especially in the Elizabethan writers.
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