Chapter 1 of The Daemon of the World is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Daemon of the World is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet. Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus. LUCAN, Phars. v. 176. How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
Chapter 1 of The Daemon of the World is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!”
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
From this reading “Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet.”
a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
From this reading “Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!”
a small amount (especially of a drink)
From this reading “Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!”
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From this reading 176.
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From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
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From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
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From this reading How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
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From this reading Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet.
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From this reading LUCAN, Phars. v.
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From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
From this reading Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet.
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From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
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From this reading LUCAN, Phars. v.
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From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet.
a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
From this reading Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
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From this reading Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet.
a small amount (especially of a drink)
From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
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From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading LUCAN, Phars. v.
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From this reading Nec tantum prodere vati, Quantum scire licet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Venit aetas omnis in unam Congeriem, miserumque premunt tot saecula pectus.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading How wonderful is Death, Death and his brother Sleep!
Chapter 1 of The Daemon of the World by Percy Bysshe Shelley holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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 1 holds 63 sentences of The Daemon of the World, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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