Chapter 2 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 852 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 852 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style! When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest! No matter. Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once! For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!
Chapter 2 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 852 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading “When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!”
plural of “moralist” — a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems
From this reading “A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!”
an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
From this reading “When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!”
give an incentive for action
From this reading “Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!”
move with force
From this reading “When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!”
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading “Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!”
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading “A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!”
having no legally established claim
From this reading “Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!”
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 “When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
at any time
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
a unit of instruction
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
plural of “moralist” — a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
not any; not one
From this reading No matter.
on one occasion
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
go across or through
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
give an incentive for action
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
move with force
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
give an interpretation or explanation to
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
at the time that
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading For safe among the wicked are you set, D'Ormea!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
having no legally established claim
From this reading Prompt are the righteous ever with their rede To us the wrongful: lesson them this once!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you discover why I push myself Into a pitfall you'd pass safely by, Impart to me among the rest!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A point to solve, My masters, moralists, whate'er your style!
Chapter 2 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning by Robert Browning holds 852 sentences, grouped into 171 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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