Chapter 2 of Tennyson and His Friends is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tennyson and His Friends is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And in the next year he writes: How we pulled against each other at Gravesend! You would stay--I wouldn't--then I would--then we did. Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green? And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
Chapter 2 of Tennyson and His Friends is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a shop where a variety of goods are sold
From this reading “Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.”
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading “Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “How we pulled against each other at Gravesend!”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.”
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “And in the next year he writes:”
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.
In this reading “And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.”
In this reading “And in the next year he writes:”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading How we pulled against each other at Gravesend!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in the next year he writes:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How we pulled against each other at Gravesend!
a shop where a variety of goods are sold
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You would stay--I wouldn't--then I would--then we did.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading How we pulled against each other at Gravesend!
a man of refinement
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
a young female
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How we pulled against each other at Gravesend!
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in the next year he writes:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How we pulled against each other at Gravesend!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You would stay--I wouldn't--then I would--then we did.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the next year he writes:
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And in the next year he writes:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading How we pulled against each other at Gravesend!
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading How we pulled against each other at Gravesend!
To recall to mind.
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading You would stay--I wouldn't--then I would--then we did.
not in physical motion
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in the next year he writes:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You would stay--I wouldn't--then I would--then we did.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How we pulled against each other at Gravesend!
which person or people
From this reading Do you remember that girl at the bazaar ... then the gentleman who sang at Ivy Green?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You would stay--I wouldn't--then I would--then we did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You would stay--I wouldn't--then I would--then we did.
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading And in the next year he writes:
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading And in the next year he writes:
a late time of life
From this reading And seven years later Gravesend and its [Greek: anêrithmoi] shrimps are still in his memory.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You would stay--I wouldn't--then I would--then we did.
Chapter 2 of Tennyson and His Friends by Hallam Tennyson, Baron [Editor] Tennyson holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 2 holds 401 sentences of Tennyson and His Friends, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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