Chapter 1 of The Old Man is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Old Man is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RAVINGS AND RAMBLINGS ROUND CONISTONE. I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA. —_Love’s Labour’s Lost._ LONDON: WHITTAKER AND CO. KENDAL: J. HUDSON. 1849.
Chapter 1 of The Old Man is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
From this reading “I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “KENDAL: J. HUDSON.”
a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
From this reading “KENDAL: J. HUDSON.”
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading “I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.”
a person who changes location
From this reading “I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.”
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading “I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.”
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From this reading 1849.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RAVINGS AND RAMBLINGS ROUND CONISTONE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading —_Love’s Labour’s Lost._ LONDON: WHITTAKER AND CO.
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From this reading RAVINGS AND RAMBLINGS ROUND CONISTONE.
an old form of “does”
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
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From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading KENDAL: J. HUDSON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading KENDAL: J. HUDSON.
a green dye, often used to color cloth, which is obtained from the woad plant
From this reading KENDAL: J. HUDSON.
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From this reading —_Love’s Labour’s Lost._ LONDON: WHITTAKER AND CO.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading —_Love’s Labour’s Lost._ LONDON: WHITTAKER AND CO.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading —_Love’s Labour’s Lost._ LONDON: WHITTAKER AND CO.
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading —_Love’s Labour’s Lost._ LONDON: WHITTAKER AND CO.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
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From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
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From this reading RAVINGS AND RAMBLINGS ROUND CONISTONE.
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From this reading RAVINGS AND RAMBLINGS ROUND CONISTONE.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading RAVINGS AND RAMBLINGS ROUND CONISTONE.
express in speech
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
a person who changes location
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
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From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I MAY SPEAK OF THEE AS THE TRAVELLER DOTH OF VENICE: ——VINEGIA, VINEGIA, CHI NON TE VEDE, EI NON TE PREGIA.
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From this reading —_Love’s Labour’s Lost._ LONDON: WHITTAKER AND CO.
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