Chapter 32 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 32 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.
Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II. 108. Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I. 193. Shut not so soon; the dull-ey'd night, I.
Chapter 32 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.”
staying power
From this reading “Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Shut not so soon; the dull-ey'd night, I.”
in the near future
From this reading “Shut not so soon; the dull-ey'd night, I.”
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading “Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.”
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From this reading 108.
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From this reading 193.
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shut not so soon; the dull-ey'd night, I.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
staying power
From this reading Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Shut not so soon; the dull-ey'd night, I.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Shut not so soon; the dull-ey'd night, I.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Shut not so soon; the dull-ey'd night, I.
in the near future
From this reading Shut not so soon; the dull-ey'd night, I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shut not so soon; the dull-ey'd night, I.
plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee
From this reading Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Show me thy feet, show me thy legs, thy thighs, I.
at the time that
From this reading Should I not put on blacks when each one here, II.
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