Chapter 8 of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 is here in full — 1225 sentences across 245 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 8 of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 by Arthur [Editor] Quiller-Couch holds 1225 sentences, grouped into 245 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 8 holds 1225 sentences of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900, unabridged, divided into 245 reading sections.
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Chapter 8 of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 is here in full — 1225 sentences across 245 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Sidenote: The Hermit of the Wood.] ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea. How loudly his sweet voice he rears! He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree. He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
Chapter 8 of The Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1900 is here in full — 1225 sentences across 245 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an old form of “has”
From this reading “He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.”
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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 He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
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From this reading He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree.
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From this reading He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
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From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
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From this reading He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
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From this reading He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree.
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From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
an old form of “has”
From this reading He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How loudly his sweet voice he rears!
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From this reading [Sidenote: The Hermit of the Wood.]
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How loudly his sweet voice he rears!
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From this reading How loudly his sweet voice he rears!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
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From this reading He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
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From this reading How loudly his sweet voice he rears!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Sidenote: The Hermit of the Wood.]
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From this reading He kneels at morn, and noon, and eve-- He hath a cushion plump.
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From this reading How loudly his sweet voice he rears!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Sidenote: The Hermit of the Wood.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
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From this reading How loudly his sweet voice he rears!
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From this reading He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: The Hermit of the Wood.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
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From this reading How loudly his sweet voice he rears!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘This hermit good lives in that wood Which slopes down to the sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He loves to talk with marineres That come from a far countree.
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From this reading [Sidenote: The Hermit of the Wood.]
