Chapter 2 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 2 is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 2 is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KISS: A DIALOGUE. 1. Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2. I shall resolve ye what it is: It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
Chapter 2 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 2 is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading “It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:”
of or relating to a wedding
From this reading “It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:”
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:”
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:”
a conversation between two persons
From this reading “THE KISS: A DIALOGUE.”
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “I shall resolve ye what it is:”
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From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE KISS: A DIALOGUE.
(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 It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
brought into existence
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
of or relating to a wedding
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
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From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
a conversation between two persons
From this reading THE KISS: A DIALOGUE.
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall resolve ye what it is:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall resolve ye what it is:
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading THE KISS: A DIALOGUE.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading I shall resolve ye what it is:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall resolve ye what it is:
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
express in words
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KISS: A DIALOGUE.
a special situation
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
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 It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It is a creature, born and bred Between the lips, all cherry red; By love and warm desires 'tis fed; _Chor_.--And makes more soft the bridal bed:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Among thy fancies, tell me this: What is the thing we call a kiss?-- 2.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I shall resolve ye what it is:
Chapter 2 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 2 by George [Editor] Gilfillan holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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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