Chapter 7 of The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Volume 2 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Volume 2 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ib. 'Des'. I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c. The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention. Ib.
Chapter 7 of The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Volume 2 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
From this reading “The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.”
influence by slyness
From this reading “I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.”
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading “The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “'Des'.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.”
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consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
influence by slyness
From this reading I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading 'Des'.
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From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.
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From this reading Ib.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not merry; but I do beguile, &c.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The struggle of courtesy in Desdemona to abstract her attention.
Chapter 7 of The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Volume 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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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