Chapter 8 of The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe — Volume 1 is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe — Volume 1 is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIN. 1. Lo. Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service! And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
Chapter 8 of The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe — Volume 1 is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!”
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading “Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!”
possessive form of “hell” — any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!”
-ing form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading “And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.”
like better; value more highly
From this reading “And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “SIN.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.”
moral weakness
From this reading “And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
possessive form of “hell” — any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
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From this reading Lo.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
-ing form of “misjudge” — judge incorrectly
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
like better; value more highly
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
estrangement from god
From this reading SIN.
make square
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter in Hell's Grosvenor Square, A footman in the Devil's service!
in or at that place or location
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
moral weakness
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the misjudging world would swear _265 That every man in service there To virtue would prefer vice.
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