Chapter 13 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 869 sentences across 174 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 869 sentences across 174 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Con._ Hist, madam! So have I performed my part. You see your gratitude's true decency, Norbert? A little slow in seeing it! Begin, to end the sooner!
Chapter 13 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 869 sentences across 174 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Begin, to end the sooner!”
an argument opposed to a proposal
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
From this reading “You see your gratitude's true decency, Norbert?”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “_Con._ Hist, madam!”
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading “So have I performed my part.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “A little slow in seeing it!”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “A little slow in seeing it!”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “Begin, to end the sooner!”
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.
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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 little slow in seeing it!
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Begin, to end the sooner!
an argument opposed to a proposal
From this reading _Con._ Hist, madam!
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
From this reading You see your gratitude's true decency, Norbert?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Begin, to end the sooner!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see your gratitude's true decency, Norbert?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So have I performed my part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Con._ Hist, madam!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So have I performed my part.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little slow in seeing it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little slow in seeing it!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little slow in seeing it!
a woman of refinement
From this reading _Con._ Hist, madam!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So have I performed my part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see your gratitude's true decency, Norbert?
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading So have I performed my part.
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading So have I performed my part.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see your gratitude's true decency, Norbert?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading A little slow in seeing it!
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading A little slow in seeing it!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So have I performed my part.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading Begin, to end the sooner!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Begin, to end the sooner!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Begin, to end the sooner!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading You see your gratitude's true decency, Norbert?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see your gratitude's true decency, Norbert?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see your gratitude's true decency, Norbert?
Chapter 13 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning by Robert Browning holds 869 sentences, grouped into 174 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 13 holds 869 sentences of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning, unabridged, divided into 174 reading sections.
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