Chapter 14 of The Brownings, Their Life and Art is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Brownings, Their Life and Art is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round." "O thou soul of my soul! I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!" "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS. BRONSON'S CHOICE CIRCLE--BROWNING'S LETTERS TO MRS.
Chapter 14 of The Brownings, Their Life and Art is here in full — 492 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arc” — electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading “1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “"ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.”
possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “BRONSON'S CHOICE CIRCLE--BROWNING'S LETTERS TO MRS.”
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “BRONSON'S CHOICE CIRCLE--BROWNING'S LETTERS TO MRS.”
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"”
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “"ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “"ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.”
a resident of Venice
From this reading “"ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.”
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 “"ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.”
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From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
anew
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
plural of “arc” — electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRONSON'S CHOICE CIRCLE--BROWNING'S LETTERS TO MRS.
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading BRONSON'S CHOICE CIRCLE--BROWNING'S LETTERS TO MRS.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading BRONSON'S CHOICE CIRCLE--BROWNING'S LETTERS TO MRS.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading BRONSON'S CHOICE CIRCLE--BROWNING'S LETTERS TO MRS.
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
immediately past
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
the literary culture
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O thou soul of my soul!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O thou soul of my soul!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O thou soul of my soul!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "O thou soul of my soul!
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1888-1889 "On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O thou soul of my soul!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BRONSON'S CHOICE CIRCLE--BROWNING'S LETTERS TO MRS.
a resident of Venice
From this reading "ASOLANDO"--LAST DAYS IN DEVERE GARDENS--LETTERS OF BROWNING AND TENNYSON--VENETIAN LINGERINGS AND FRIENDS--MRS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I shall clasp thee again, And with God be the rest!"
Chapter 14 of The Brownings, Their Life and Art by Lilian Whiting holds 492 sentences, grouped into 99 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.
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