Chapter 12 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Et mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo. 412. _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS. 6917, fol. 48, ver.
Chapter 12 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gotten under control
From this reading “_The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.”
roused to anger
From this reading “_The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.”
possessive form of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “_The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “_The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “_The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.”
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “_The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.”
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From this reading 412.
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From this reading 48, ver.
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From this reading 6917, fol.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
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From this reading Et mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo.
gotten under control
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
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From this reading Et mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo.
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From this reading Et mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo.
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From this reading 6917, fol.
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From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
roused to anger
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
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From this reading Et mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo.
possessive form of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
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From this reading Et mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
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From this reading Et mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
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From this reading 48, ver.
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading _The Mad Maid's Song._ A manuscript version of this song is contained in Harleian MS.
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From this reading Et mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo.
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Chapter 12 holds 308 sentences of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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