Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_B_. Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do! Oh say, what sums that generous hand supply? What mines, to swell that boundless charity? _P_.
Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading “What mines, to swell that boundless charity?”
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading “What mines, to swell that boundless charity?”
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading “Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!”
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading “What mines, to swell that boundless charity?”
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading “Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!”
plural of “sum” — a quantity of money
From this reading “Oh say, what sums that generous hand supply?”
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading “What mines, to swell that boundless charity?”
three times
From this reading “Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _B_.
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading What mines, to swell that boundless charity?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading What mines, to swell that boundless charity?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
past form of “enable” — render capable or able for some task
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading Oh say, what sums that generous hand supply?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Oh say, what sums that generous hand supply?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
plural of “mine” — excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
From this reading What mines, to swell that boundless charity?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh say, what sums that generous hand supply?
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _P_.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
express in words
From this reading Oh say, what sums that generous hand supply?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
plural of “sum” — a quantity of money
From this reading Oh say, what sums that generous hand supply?
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Oh say, what sums that generous hand supply?
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading What mines, to swell that boundless charity?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh say, what sums that generous hand supply?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
three times
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Thrice happy man! enabled to pursue What all so wish, but want the power to do!
Chapter 3 of The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 by Alexander Pope holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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.
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