Chapter 1 of Shakespeare's Bones The Proposal to Disinter is here in full — 554 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Shakespeare's Bones The Proposal to Disinter is here in full — 554 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VISITS OF THE LIVING TO THE DEAD. Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon. _LONDON_: TRÜBNER & CO., 57 & 59, _Ludgate Hill_. 1883. “Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.”
Chapter 1 of Shakespeare's Bones The Proposal to Disinter is here in full — 554 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the place where someone was born
From this reading “Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.”
plural of “epitaph” — an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
From this reading ““Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.””
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading ““Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.””
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading “Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.”
possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading ““Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.””
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From this reading 1883.
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From this reading _LONDON_: TRÜBNER & CO., 57 & 59, _Ludgate Hill_.
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From this reading _LONDON_: TRÜBNER & CO., 57 & 59, _Ludgate Hill_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
the place where someone was born
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _LONDON_: TRÜBNER & CO., 57 & 59, _Ludgate Hill_.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading VISITS OF THE LIVING TO THE DEAD.
plural of “epitaph” — an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
From this reading “Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.”
a person of German nationality
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading “Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading _LONDON_: TRÜBNER & CO., 57 & 59, _Ludgate Hill_.
given as an honor without the normal duties
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
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From this reading “Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.”
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From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading VISITS OF THE LIVING TO THE DEAD.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _LONDON_: TRÜBNER & CO., 57 & 59, _Ludgate Hill_.
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From this reading _LONDON_: TRÜBNER & CO., 57 & 59, _Ludgate Hill_.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VISITS OF THE LIVING TO THE DEAD.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
possessive form of “shakespeare” — English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare
From this reading Honorary Member of the German Shakespeare Society, and a Life-Trustee of Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Museum, and New Place, at Stratford-upon-Avon.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VISITS OF THE LIVING TO THE DEAD.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VISITS OF THE LIVING TO THE DEAD.
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From this reading _LONDON_: TRÜBNER & CO., 57 & 59, _Ludgate Hill_.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading VISITS OF THE LIVING TO THE DEAD.
plural of “worm” — any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs.”
Chapter 1 of Shakespeare's Bones The Proposal to Disinter by C. M. (Clement Mansfield) Ingleby holds 554 sentences, grouped into 111 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.
Chapter 1 holds 554 sentences of Shakespeare's Bones The Proposal to Disinter, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
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