Chapter 2 of The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Single Blessedness. Long Commons and Short Commons. The Last Cut. HOOD’S POETICAL WORKS. COMIC.
Chapter 2 of The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of supreme happiness
From this reading “Single Blessedness.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “COMIC.”
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “Long Commons and Short Commons.”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “The Last Cut.”
of or relating to poetry
From this reading “HOOD’S POETICAL WORKS.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Long Commons and Short Commons.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Single Blessedness.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “HOOD’S POETICAL WORKS.”
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 “Single Blessedness.”
In this reading “Long Commons and Short Commons.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long Commons and Short Commons.
a state of supreme happiness
From this reading Single Blessedness.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading COMIC.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading Long Commons and Short Commons.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The Last Cut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOOD’S POETICAL WORKS.
immediately past
From this reading The Last Cut.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long Commons and Short Commons.
of or relating to poetry
From this reading HOOD’S POETICAL WORKS.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Long Commons and Short Commons.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Single Blessedness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Last Cut.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading HOOD’S POETICAL WORKS.
Chapter 2 of The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood by Thomas Hood holds 302 sentences, grouped into 61 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 302 sentences of The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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