Chapter 4 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2 is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2 is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I am your own.... _R.B. to E.B.B._ Thursday. [Post-mark, April 16, 1846.] How are you now, dearest? If the worse for my visit....
Chapter 4 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2 is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “[Post-mark, April 16, 1846.]”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “How are you now, dearest?”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “I am your own....”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “_R.B. to E.B.B._ Thursday.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “If the worse for my visit....”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “If the worse for my visit....”
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From this reading [Post-mark, April 16, 1846.]
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From this reading [Post-mark, April 16, 1846.]
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am your own....
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading [Post-mark, April 16, 1846.]
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are you now, dearest?
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Thursday.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading How are you now, dearest?
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Thursday.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If the worse for my visit....
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From this reading How are you now, dearest?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am your own....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the worse for my visit....
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If the worse for my visit....
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How are you now, dearest?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I am your own....
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From this reading [Post-mark, April 16, 1846.]
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Thursday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the worse for my visit....
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _R.B. to E.B.B._ Thursday.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading If the worse for my visit....
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading If the worse for my visit....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How are you now, dearest?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am your own....
Chapter 4 of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2 by Robert Browning holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 397 sentences of The letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth — Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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