Chapter 19 of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim." _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure." MILTON, _Il Penseroso_. GARDEN-CRAFT. Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
Chapter 19 of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any handsome young man
From this reading “_Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."”
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading “_THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."”
have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."”
not complete or total; not completed
From this reading “Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."”
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading “_Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “MILTON, _Il Penseroso_.”
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading “_THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."”
the second nearest planet to the sun
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In this reading “Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
any handsome young man
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading MILTON, _Il Penseroso_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
not complete or total; not completed
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading MILTON, _Il Penseroso_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILTON, _Il Penseroso_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading _THE GARDEN-CRAFT OF SHAKESPEARE._ "The flowers are sweet, the colours fresh and trim."
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading _Venus and Adonis._ "Retired Leisure That in trim Gardens takes his pleasure."
precisely as stated
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any account of the "Plant-lore of Shakespeare" would be very incomplete if it did not include his "Garden-craft."
Chapter 19 of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe holds 339 sentences, grouped into 68 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 19 holds 339 sentences of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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