Chapter 9 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 1 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 1 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And so until Thursday! May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours. I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats. It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves. And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
Chapter 9 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 1 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.”
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading “I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “And so until Thursday!”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so until Thursday!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
give a benediction to
From this reading May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
at any time
From this reading May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats.
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 May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so until Thursday!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading I am glad for Tennyson, and glad for Keats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading And so until Thursday!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
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From this reading And (_in_ myself) I shall be most glad, if I have a letter to-night.
up to a particular time
From this reading And so until Thursday!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It is well to be able to be glad about something--is is it not? about something out of ourselves.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading May God bless you-- and as the heart goes, ever yours.
Chapter 9 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 1 by Robert Browning holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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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