Chapter 5 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Halcyon_, king-fisher. _Saint Tit_, etc., see Note. _Mab's-state_, Mab's chair of state. _Bruckel'd_, begrimed. _Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.
Chapter 5 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “_Mab's-state_, Mab's chair of state.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “_Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.”
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
a brief written record
From this reading “_Saint Tit_, etc., see Note.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “_Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “_Mab's-state_, Mab's chair of state.”
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
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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 _Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading _Bruckel'd_, begrimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bruckel'd_, begrimed.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading _Mab's-state_, Mab's chair of state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Saint Tit_, etc., see Note.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading _Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.
(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher
From this reading _Halcyon_, king-fisher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Halcyon_, king-fisher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mab's-state_, Mab's chair of state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mab's-state_, Mab's chair of state.
a brief written record
From this reading _Saint Tit_, etc., see Note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mab's-state_, Mab's chair of state.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading _Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading _Saint Tit_, etc., see Note.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Saint Tit_, etc., see Note.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _Mab's-state_, Mab's chair of state.
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
From this reading _Saint Tit_, etc., see Note.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Cockal_, a game played with four huckle-bones.
Chapter 5 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 by Robert Herrick holds 325 sentences, grouped into 65 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 5 holds 325 sentences of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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