Chapter 14 of Spenser's Faerie Queene, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Spenser's Faerie Queene, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. ix. 42 l. 7. Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies. I. ix.
Chapter 14 of Spenser's Faerie Queene, Vol. 2 (of 2) is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.”
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading “Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.”
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From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
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From this reading 42 l.
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From this reading 7.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. ix.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading I. ix.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading 42 l.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Morris reports ‘hold’ as in _1590_: not so in any of our copies.
Chapter 14 of Spenser's Faerie Queene, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Edmund Spenser holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 14 holds 237 sentences of Spenser's Faerie Queene, Vol. 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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