Chapter 1 of Sir P.S. is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Sir P.S. is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end. SIR P. S. HIS ASTROPHEL AND _STELLA_. Wherein the excellence of sweete Poesie is concluded. SIR P. S. HIS ASTROPHEL AND _STELLA_.
Chapter 1 of Sir P.S. is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading “Wherein the excellence of sweete Poesie is concluded.”
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading “Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing”
on a list
From this reading “Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.”
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading “Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing”
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading “Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
liable to or capable of change
From this reading “Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR P. S. HIS ASTROPHEL AND _STELLA_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
writing in capital letters
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Wherein the excellence of sweete Poesie is concluded.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading Wherein the excellence of sweete Poesie is concluded.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SIR P. S. HIS ASTROPHEL AND _STELLA_.
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherein the excellence of sweete Poesie is concluded.
on a list
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherein the excellence of sweete Poesie is concluded.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading SIR P. S. HIS ASTROPHEL AND _STELLA_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherein the excellence of sweete Poesie is concluded.
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
continued in your keeping or use or memory
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SIR P. S. HIS ASTROPHEL AND _STELLA_.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR P. S. HIS ASTROPHEL AND _STELLA_.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading SIR P. S. HIS ASTROPHEL AND _STELLA_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherein the excellence of sweete Poesie is concluded.
the words of something written
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some minor errors in punctuation and capitalisation have been corrected, and some changes to the text are listed at the end.
liable to or capable of change
From this reading Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original printing
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherein the excellence of sweete Poesie is concluded.
Chapter 1 of Sir P.S. by Philip Sidney holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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 250 sentences of Sir P.S., unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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