Chapter 23 of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Gerard._ Rue or Herb Grace. _Cotgrave._ Rue; _Rue_, _Hearbe Grace_. RUSH. _Promptorium._ Rysche, or rusche; _Cirpus_, _juncus_. _Catholicon._ A Rysche; _ubi_ a Sefe (a Seyfe, _juncus_, _biblus_, _cirpus_).
Chapter 23 of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “_Gerard._ Rue or Herb Grace.”
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading “_Gerard._ Rue or Herb Grace.”
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “_Gerard._ Rue or Herb Grace.”
move hurridly
From this reading “RUSH.”
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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 _Catholicon._ A Rysche; _ubi_ a Sefe (a Seyfe, _juncus_, _biblus_, _cirpus_).
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From this reading _Catholicon._ A Rysche; _ubi_ a Sefe (a Seyfe, _juncus_, _biblus_, _cirpus_).
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
From this reading _Catholicon._ A Rysche; _ubi_ a Sefe (a Seyfe, _juncus_, _biblus_, _cirpus_).
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From this reading _Promptorium._ Rysche, or rusche; _Cirpus_, _juncus_.
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From this reading _Cotgrave._ Rue; _Rue_, _Hearbe Grace_.
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From this reading _Gerard._ Rue or Herb Grace.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading _Gerard._ Rue or Herb Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cotgrave._ Rue; _Rue_, _Hearbe Grace_.
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading _Gerard._ Rue or Herb Grace.
type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes
From this reading _Promptorium._ Rysche, or rusche; _Cirpus_, _juncus_.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Gerard._ Rue or Herb Grace.
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From this reading _Promptorium._ Rysche, or rusche; _Cirpus_, _juncus_.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading _Gerard._ Rue or Herb Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Promptorium._ Rysche, or rusche; _Cirpus_, _juncus_.
move hurridly
From this reading RUSH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Promptorium._ Rysche, or rusche; _Cirpus_, _juncus_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Catholicon._ A Rysche; _ubi_ a Sefe (a Seyfe, _juncus_, _biblus_, _cirpus_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Catholicon._ A Rysche; _ubi_ a Sefe (a Seyfe, _juncus_, _biblus_, _cirpus_).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Catholicon._ A Rysche; _ubi_ a Sefe (a Seyfe, _juncus_, _biblus_, _cirpus_).
Chapter 23 of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 23 holds 392 sentences of The Plant-Lore & Garden-Craft of Shakespeare, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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