Chapter 6 of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume I is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume I is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.] [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.] [Footnote 9: Oldys, fol. 167.] [Footnote 10: Oldys, fol.
Chapter 6 of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume I is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “birch” — hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading “[Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.]”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.]”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “[Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “[Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]”
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading “[Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.]”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “[Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]”
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading “[Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]”
a Caucasian
From this reading “[Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]”
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From this reading [Footnote 10: Oldys, fol.
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From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
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From this reading 167.]
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From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
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From this reading [Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.]
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From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
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From this reading [Footnote 9: Oldys, fol.
possessive form of “birch” — hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading [Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.]
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
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From this reading [Footnote 9: Oldys, fol.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.]
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading [Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.]
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.]
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From this reading [Footnote 9: Oldys, fol.
English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)
From this reading [Footnote 7: Birch's life of Raleigh.]
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
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From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
term of address for a man
From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
a Caucasian
From this reading [Footnote 8: Letter of Rowland White, Esq; to Sir Robert Sidney, November 5, 1597.]
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