Chapter 18 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 1 is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 1 is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ... _I_ need not stop you in it.... And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night. May God bless you, dearest, dearest. I must be your own while He blesses _me_.
Chapter 18 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 1 is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a benediction to
From this reading “May God bless you, dearest, dearest.”
third-person singular of “bless” — give a benediction to
From this reading “I must be your own while He blesses _me_.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “May God bless you, dearest, dearest.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “_I_ need not stop you in it....”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must be your own while He blesses _me_.
give a benediction to
From this reading May God bless you, dearest, dearest.
third-person singular of “bless” — give a benediction to
From this reading I must be your own while He blesses _me_.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading May God bless you, dearest, dearest.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
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, dearest, dearest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I must be your own while He blesses _me_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I_ need not stop you in it....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _I_ need not stop you in it....
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May God bless you, dearest, dearest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must be your own while He blesses _me_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must be your own while He blesses _me_.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading _I_ need not stop you in it....
not any; not one
From this reading And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _I_ need not stop you in it....
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I must be your own while He blesses _me_.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
express in words
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
in or at that place or location
From this reading And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.
a special situation
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
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From this reading And now there is no time, if I am to sleep to-night.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
during the time that
From this reading I must be your own while He blesses _me_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I must be your own while He blesses _me_.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading As to the thing which you try to say in the first page of this letter, and which you 'stop' yourself in saying ...
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