Chapter 4 of The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 4 is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 4 is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XIII. "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword. XIV. "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past." XV.
Chapter 4 of The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 4 is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading “"Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.”
stick to firmly
From this reading “"Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.”
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading “"Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.”
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading “"Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."”
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading “"Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “"Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.”
make tight or tighter
From this reading “"Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “"Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."”
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In this reading “"Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."”
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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 "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
a native or inhabitant of Austria
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
stick to firmly
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
a line made of twisted fibers or threads
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
increase twofold
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
death of a person
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
the state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
cause to ripen or develop fully
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
make tight or tighter
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Austrian and priest had joined to double and tighten the cord Able to bind thee, O strong one,--free by the stroke of a sword.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading "Now be grave for the rest of us, using the life overcast To ripen our wine of the present (too new) in glooms of the past."
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading XIII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading XIV.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading XV.
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