Chapter 1 of The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2. is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 1 of The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2. is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics. Early English Poets. SIR JOHN DAVIES. Early English Poets. SIR JOHN DAVIES.
Chapter 1 of The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 1 of 2. is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “SIR JOHN DAVIES.”
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading “Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.”
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.”
marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
From this reading “Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.”
the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
From this reading “Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.”
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Early English Poets.”
give extra weight to (a communication)
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plural of “davy” — English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading SIR JOHN DAVIES.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early English Poets.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Early English Poets.
a specific size and style of type within a type family
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading SIR JOHN DAVIES.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
(music) a group of notes connected by a slur
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Early English Poets.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR JOHN DAVIES.
a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
give extra weight to (a communication)
From this reading Italics > _underscore_ Macron > [=r] Superscript > ^ oe ligature > [oe] ornate font > $ Greek language is shown in phonetics.
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