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Chapter 1 of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume III is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND. Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS. Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands. VOL. III.
Chapter 1 of The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain — Volume III is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading “Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.”
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading “GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.”
past form of “compile” — get or gather together
From this reading “Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.”
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading “Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.”
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading “GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.”
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
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From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
brought together in one place
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
past form of “compile” — get or gather together
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
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From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
From this reading GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
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From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Notes of the late ingenious Mr. COXETER and others, collected for this Design, By Mr. CIBBER, and other Hands.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading Compiled from ample Materials scattered in a Variety of Books, and especially from the MS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
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