Chapter 7 of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
148. EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other. 149. THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc. 155.
Chapter 7 of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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protected by armor (used of persons or things military)
From this reading “THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.”
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading “THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.”
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
From this reading “EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.”
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From this reading 148.
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From this reading 149.
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From this reading 155.
protected by armor (used of persons or things military)
From this reading THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
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From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation
From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EACH OTHERS EQUALL PUISSAUNCE ENVIES, each envies the equal prowess of the other.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THROUGH THEIR IRON SIDES, etc., through their armored sides with cruel glances, etc.
Chapter 7 of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 413 sentences of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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