Chapter 1 of The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIVES _Of the Most Famous_ _English Poets_. BY _William Winstanley_. SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W. 14th AVE. GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.
Chapter 1 of The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “facsimile” — an exact copy or reproduction
From this reading “SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W.”
widely known and esteemed
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.”
a university town in north central Florida
From this reading “GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “THE LIVES _Of the Most Famous_ _English Poets_.”
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
plural of “reprint” — a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading “SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W.”
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading “SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W.”
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From this reading 14th AVE.
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From this reading SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.
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From this reading 14th AVE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY _William Winstanley_.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading THE LIVES _Of the Most Famous_ _English Poets_.
plural of “facsimile” — an exact copy or reproduction
From this reading SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading THE LIVES _Of the Most Famous_ _English Poets_.
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.
a university town in north central Florida
From this reading GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE LIVES _Of the Most Famous_ _English Poets_.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE LIVES _Of the Most Famous_ _English Poets_.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LIVES _Of the Most Famous_ _English Poets_.
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading THE LIVES _Of the Most Famous_ _English Poets_.
plural of “reprint” — a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIVES _Of the Most Famous_ _English Poets_.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, U.S.A.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading SCHOLARS' FACSIMILES & REPRINTS 1605 N.W.
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From this reading BY _William Winstanley_.
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From this reading BY _William Winstanley_.
Chapter 1 of The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets by William Winstanley holds 387 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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