Chapter 7 of The Borough is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Borough is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait. TIBULLUS. He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .
Chapter 7 of The Borough is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading “He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .”
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.”
influence by slyness
From this reading “He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .”
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From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
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From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .
influence by slyness
From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
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From this reading TIBULLUS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat .
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From this reading Finirent multi letho mala; credula vitam Spes alit, et melius cras fore semper ait.
Chapter 7 of The Borough by George Crabbe holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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 51 sentences of The Borough, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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