Chapter 31 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Maidens tell me I am old, II. 94. Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II. 60. Make haste away, and let one be, II.
Chapter 31 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Make haste away, and let one be, II.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Make haste away, and let one be, II.”
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “Maidens tell me I am old, II.”
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.”
plural of “nay” — a negative
From this reading “Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.”
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading “Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.”
express in words
From this reading “Maidens tell me I am old, II.”
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From this reading 60.
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From this reading 94.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Maidens tell me I am old, II.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Make haste away, and let one be, II.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Make haste away, and let one be, II.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Make haste away, and let one be, II.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Make haste away, and let one be, II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Maidens tell me I am old, II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Maidens tell me I am old, II.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Make haste away, and let one be, II.
plural of “maiden” — an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading Maidens tell me I am old, II.
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.
engage in
From this reading Make haste away, and let one be, II.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maidens tell me I am old, II.
plural of “nay” — a negative
From this reading Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Maidens tell me I am old, II.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Make haste away, and let one be, II.
start suddenly, as from fright
From this reading Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.
express in words
From this reading Maidens tell me I am old, II.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maids' nays are nothing, they are shy, II.
Chapter 31 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 by Robert Herrick holds 352 sentences, grouped into 71 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 31 holds 352 sentences of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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