Chapter 37 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 859 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 859 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes! _Apol._ I hear. _The Fates_. Dumb music, dead eloquence! Say it, or sing!
Chapter 37 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 859 sentences across 172 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.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “Dumb music, dead eloquence!”
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading “Dumb music, dead eloquence!”
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading “Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!”
a compact mass
From this reading “Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “Dumb music, dead eloquence!”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Say it, or sing!”
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 “Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Apol._ I hear.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Dumb music, dead eloquence!
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Dumb music, dead eloquence!
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading Dumb music, dead eloquence!
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading _The Fates_.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _Apol._ I hear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Apol._ I hear.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Say it, or sing!
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
a compact mass
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Dumb music, dead eloquence!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Say it, or sing!
express in words
From this reading Say it, or sing!
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
deliver by singing
From this reading Say it, or sing!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
up to a particular time
From this reading Lick the lump into shape till a cry comes!
Chapter 37 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning by Robert Browning holds 859 sentences, grouped into 172 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 37 holds 859 sentences of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning, unabridged, divided into 172 reading sections.
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