Chapter 2 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 8 is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 8 is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1886. Mosada. | A Dramatic Poem. | By | W. B. Yeats. | With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.
Chapter 2 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 8 is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “| With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.”
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading “| A Dramatic Poem.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “| A Dramatic Poem.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “| With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.”
Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
From this reading “| By | W. B. Yeats.”
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In this reading “| A Dramatic Poem.”
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From this reading 1886.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading | A Dramatic Poem.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading | With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading | By | W. B. Yeats.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading | By | W. B. Yeats.
suitable to or characteristic of drama
From this reading | A Dramatic Poem.
an ornamental facade
From this reading | With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading | With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.
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From this reading Mosada.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading | With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading | A Dramatic Poem.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading | With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading | With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading | By | W. B. Yeats.
in the company of; together with
From this reading | With a | Frontispiece Portrait of the Author | By J. B. Yeats.
Irish poet and dramatist (1865-1939)
From this reading | By | W. B. Yeats.
Chapter 2 of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 8 by W. B. (William Butler) Yeats holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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 449 sentences of The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William — Vol. 8, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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