Chapter 1 of The Choise of Valentines is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Choise of Valentines is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_From MSS. Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS. 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl. MS. Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
Chapter 1 of The Choise of Valentines is here in full — 527 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.”
located inward
From this reading “Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.”
the act of beginning something new
From this reading “Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.”
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.”
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From this reading Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
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From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
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From this reading Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
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From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
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From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [_From MSS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.
located inward
From this reading Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.
the act of beginning something new
From this reading Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
plural of “library” — a room where books are kept
From this reading Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.
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From this reading [_From MSS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Poet 216, leaves 96-106, circa 1610-20) Libraries_] INTRODUCTION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Copies in the Inner Temple (Petyt MS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
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From this reading 538, Vol. 43, f. viii., 295 b, circa 1680) and Bodleian (Rawl.
Chapter 1 of The Choise of Valentines by Thomas Nash holds 527 sentences, grouped into 106 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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