Chapter 1 of The Poetical Works of John Milton is here in full — 1135 sentences across 227 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Poetical Works of John Milton is here in full — 1135 sentences across 227 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PARADISE REGAIN'D. The First Book. The Second Book. The Third Book. The Fourth Book.
Chapter 1 of The Poetical Works of John Milton is here in full — 1135 sentences across 227 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “The First Book.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “The First Book.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “The Fourth Book.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “PARADISE REGAIN'D.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “The Second Book.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “The Third Book.”
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The First Book.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The First Book.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading The Fourth Book.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading PARADISE REGAIN'D.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PARADISE REGAIN'D.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Second Book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The First Book.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The Third Book.
Chapter 1 of The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton holds 1135 sentences, grouped into 227 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 1135 sentences of The Poetical Works of John Milton, unabridged, divided into 227 reading sections.
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