Chapter 6 of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
B lasts are mild, and seas are calm! E very meadow flows with balm! T he earth wears all her riches! H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches! R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
Chapter 6 of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading “E very meadow flows with balm!”
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading “E very meadow flows with balm!”
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading “B lasts are mild, and seas are calm!”
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “E very meadow flows with balm!”
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading “R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!”
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading “H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!”
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading “T he earth wears all her riches!”
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading “T he earth wears all her riches!”
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.
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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 H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
(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 T he earth wears all her riches!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading B lasts are mild, and seas are calm!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading B lasts are mild, and seas are calm!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B lasts are mild, and seas are calm!
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading E very meadow flows with balm!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
make calm or still
From this reading B lasts are mild, and seas are calm!
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E very meadow flows with balm!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading T he earth wears all her riches!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading E very meadow flows with balm!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading T he earth wears all her riches!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading T he earth wears all her riches!
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading B lasts are mild, and seas are calm!
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading E very meadow flows with balm!
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading B lasts are mild, and seas are calm!
(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading T he earth wears all her riches!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading B lasts are mild, and seas are calm!
deliver by singing
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
the season of growth
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading H armonious birds sing such a psalm A s ear and heart bewitches!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T he earth wears all her riches!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading R eserve, sweet Spring! this Nymph of ours, E ternal garlands of thy flowers!
precisely as stated
From this reading E very meadow flows with balm!
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading T he earth wears all her riches!
in the company of; together with
From this reading E very meadow flows with balm!
Chapter 6 of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems by Thomas [Editor] Seccombe holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 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 6 holds 257 sentences of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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