Chapter 4 of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 4 of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 by Arthur [Editor] Quiller-Couch holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 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.
Chapter 4 holds 48 sentences of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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Chapter 4 of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.] ‘There passed a weary time. Each throat Was parch’d, and glazed each eye. A weary time! a weary time! How glazed each weary eye!
Chapter 4 of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “[Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Each throat Was parch’d, and glazed each eye.”
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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 [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
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From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each throat Was parch’d, and glazed each eye.
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From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each throat Was parch’d, and glazed each eye.
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From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
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From this reading Each throat Was parch’d, and glazed each eye.
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From this reading Each throat Was parch’d, and glazed each eye.
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From this reading How glazed each weary eye!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
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From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
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From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
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From this reading Each throat Was parch’d, and glazed each eye.
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From this reading ‘There passed a weary time.
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From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
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From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: The ancient Mariner beholdeth a sign in the element afar off.]
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From this reading ‘There passed a weary time.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Each throat Was parch’d, and glazed each eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There passed a weary time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each throat Was parch’d, and glazed each eye.
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From this reading ‘There passed a weary time.
