Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver. 208; (2.) imperfect learning, ver. 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver. 233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver. 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel admiration for
From this reading “288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.”
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading “288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.”
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.”
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading “233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver.”
preventing movement
From this reading “Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.”
not perfect; defective or inadequate
From this reading “208; (2.) imperfect learning, ver.”
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading “215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “208; (2.) imperfect learning, ver.”
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In this reading “288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.”
In this reading “288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.”
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From this reading Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.
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From this reading 208; (2.) imperfect learning, ver.
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From this reading 208; (2.) imperfect learning, ver.
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From this reading 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.
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From this reading 233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver.
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From this reading 233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver.
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From this reading 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.
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From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
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From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
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From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.
feel admiration for
From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading 233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
preventing movement
From this reading Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.
not perfect; defective or inadequate
From this reading 208; (2.) imperfect learning, ver.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver.
the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions
From this reading 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading 233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading 208; (2.) imperfect learning, ver.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.
and nothing more
From this reading 233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
the local environment
From this reading 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading 288, 305, 339, &c.; (4.) being too hard to please, or too apt to admire, ver.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.
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From this reading Causes hindering a true judgment--(1.) pride, ver.
a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)
From this reading 233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading 215; (3.) judging by parts and not by the whole, ver.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading 233-288.--Critics in wit, language, versification only, ver.
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