Chapter 12 of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I Imbrew, vii, 47, imbrue, drench. Impe, Int. 3; ix, 6, etc., child, scion. Impeach, viii, 34, hinder. Imperceable, xi, 17, that cannot be pierced.
Chapter 12 of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a young person of either sex
From this reading “3; ix, 6, etc., child, scion.”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “I Imbrew, vii, 47, imbrue, drench.”
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading “Impeach, viii, 34, hinder.”
challenge the honesty or veracity of
From this reading “Impeach, viii, 34, hinder.”
having a hole cut through
From this reading “Imperceable, xi, 17, that cannot be pierced.”
a descendent or heir
From this reading “3; ix, 6, etc., child, scion.”
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From this reading Imperceable, xi, 17, that cannot be pierced.
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From this reading 3; ix, 6, etc., child, scion.
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From this reading Impeach, viii, 34, hinder.
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From this reading I Imbrew, vii, 47, imbrue, drench.
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From this reading 3; ix, 6, etc., child, scion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Imperceable, xi, 17, that cannot be pierced.
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From this reading Imperceable, xi, 17, that cannot be pierced.
a young person of either sex
From this reading 3; ix, 6, etc., child, scion.
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading I Imbrew, vii, 47, imbrue, drench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 3; ix, 6, etc., child, scion.
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading Impeach, viii, 34, hinder.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Imbrew, vii, 47, imbrue, drench.
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From this reading I Imbrew, vii, 47, imbrue, drench.
permeate or impregnate
From this reading I Imbrew, vii, 47, imbrue, drench.
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From this reading Impe, Int.
challenge the honesty or veracity of
From this reading Impeach, viii, 34, hinder.
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From this reading Imperceable, xi, 17, that cannot be pierced.
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From this reading Impe, Int.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading 3; ix, 6, etc., child, scion.
having a hole cut through
From this reading Imperceable, xi, 17, that cannot be pierced.
a descendent or heir
From this reading 3; ix, 6, etc., child, scion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Imperceable, xi, 17, that cannot be pierced.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading I Imbrew, vii, 47, imbrue, drench.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading Impeach, viii, 34, hinder.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading Imperceable, xi, 17, that cannot be pierced.
Chapter 12 of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Edmund Spenser holds 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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 12 holds 357 sentences of Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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