Chapter 28 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
By time and counsel do the best we can, I. 150. Call me no more, I. 180. Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
Chapter 28 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “By time and counsel do the best we can, I.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Call me no more, I.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “By time and counsel do the best we can, I.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “By time and counsel do the best we can, I.”
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From this reading 150.
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From this reading 180.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Call me no more, I.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Call me no more, I.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Call me no more, I.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
not any; not one
From this reading Call me no more, I.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can I not come to Thee, my God, for these, II.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By time and counsel do the best we can, I.
Chapter 28 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 by Robert Herrick holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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.
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