Chapter 1 of The Farmer's Boy: A Rural Poem is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Farmer's Boy: A Rural Poem is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RURAL POEM. By ROBERT BLOOMFIELD. "A SHEPHERD'S BOY ... HE SEEKS NO BETTER NAME." LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
Chapter 1 of The Farmer's Boy: A Rural Poem is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading “LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.”
United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)
From this reading “By ROBERT BLOOMFIELD.”
a small wooded hollow
From this reading “LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.”
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading “LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.”
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading “LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.”
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading “A RURAL POEM.”
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading “HE SEEKS NO BETTER NAME."”
possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “"A SHEPHERD'S BOY ...”
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From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RURAL POEM.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading HE SEEKS NO BETTER NAME."
United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949)
From this reading By ROBERT BLOOMFIELD.
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
a youthful male person
From this reading "A SHEPHERD'S BOY ...
cover from sight
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By ROBERT BLOOMFIELD.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
a small wooded hollow
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE SEEKS NO BETTER NAME."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading HE SEEKS NO BETTER NAME."
not any; not one
From this reading HE SEEKS NO BETTER NAME."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading A RURAL POEM.
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading By ROBERT BLOOMFIELD.
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading A RURAL POEM.
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading HE SEEKS NO BETTER NAME."
possessive form of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading "A SHEPHERD'S BOY ...
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
the topmost one of two
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: Printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry and sold by T.C. Rickman, 7, Upper Mary-Le-Bone-Street; Ingram, and Dingle, Bury; Booth, Norwich; Hill, Edinburgh; Archer, and Dugdale, Dublin.
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