Chapter 6 of The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 2 of 2. is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 2 of 2. is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 257: 'heavenly' written and erased. G.] [Footnote 258: Spelled here and elsewhere 'y^{u}.' It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms. The few left have a place for philological ends.
Chapter 6 of The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Volume 2 of 2. is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or to another place
From this reading “[Footnote 258: Spelled here and elsewhere 'y^{u}.'”
past form of “erase” — remove from memory or existence
From this reading “[Footnote 257: 'heavenly' written and erased.”
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading “It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “[Footnote 257: 'heavenly' written and erased.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.”
an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
From this reading “It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.”
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “[Footnote 258: Spelled here and elsewhere 'y^{u}.'”
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.
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From this reading [Footnote 257: 'heavenly' written and erased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote 258: Spelled here and elsewhere 'y^{u}.'
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The few left have a place for philological ends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote 257: 'heavenly' written and erased.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
in or to another place
From this reading [Footnote 258: Spelled here and elsewhere 'y^{u}.'
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The few left have a place for philological ends.
past form of “erase” — remove from memory or existence
From this reading [Footnote 257: 'heavenly' written and erased.
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The few left have a place for philological ends.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 257: 'heavenly' written and erased.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The few left have a place for philological ends.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G.]
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The few left have a place for philological ends.
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading [Footnote 257: 'heavenly' written and erased.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [Footnote 258: Spelled here and elsewhere 'y^{u}.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The few left have a place for philological ends.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
of or relating to or dealing with philology
From this reading The few left have a place for philological ends.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The few left have a place for philological ends.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
past form of “spell” — orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading [Footnote 258: Spelled here and elsewhere 'y^{u}.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading [Footnote 258: Spelled here and elsewhere 'y^{u}.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading It may be noted here, that throughout these Poems, as with the Psalms, my rule has been to extend mere contraction-forms.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading [Footnote 257: 'heavenly' written and erased.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading [Footnote 258: Spelled here and elsewhere 'y^{u}.'
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