Chapter 6 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Elegie XVIII. _&c._ _Ed:_ Elegie XVIII. _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies. It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery. By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
Chapter 6 of The Poems of John Donne, Volume 1 (of 2) is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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how long something has existed
From this reading “By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “_1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.”
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading “_1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.”
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading “By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.”
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From this reading _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.
how long something has existed
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _&c._ _Ed:_ Elegie XVIII.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
a comic incident or series of incidents
From this reading It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading _&c._ _Ed:_ Elegie XVIII.
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From this reading [Elegie XVIII.
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From this reading _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.
enclosed in the same envelope or package
From this reading _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.
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 By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
used to form the superlative
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
term of address for a man
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
in or at the place that
From this reading _1669, where it is first included among the Elegies.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading It had already been printed in_ Wit and Drollery.
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading By Sir J. M., J. S., Sir W. D., J. D., and the most refined Wits of the Age.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
From this reading [Elegie XVIII.
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