Chapter 1 of The Poetical Works of Sir Edward Bulwer is here in full — 1851 sentences across 371 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Poetical Works of Sir Edward Bulwer is here in full — 1851 sentences across 371 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART. M.P. LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET. 1860. PREFATORY NOTE.
Chapter 1 of The Poetical Works of Sir Edward Bulwer is here in full — 1851 sentences across 371 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.”
English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)
From this reading “THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.”
a brief written record
From this reading “PREFATORY NOTE.”
of or relating to poetry
From this reading “THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.”
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading “LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.”
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From this reading 1860.
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From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.
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From this reading THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.
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From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)
From this reading THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M.P.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
a brief written record
From this reading PREFATORY NOTE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.
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 M.P.
of or relating to poetry
From this reading THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.
serving as an introduction or preface
From this reading PREFATORY NOTE.
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From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
term of address for a man
From this reading THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.
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From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR EDWARD BULWER LYTTON, BART.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LONDON: ROUTLEDGE, WARNE, & ROUTLEDGE, FARRINGDON STEEET; NEW YORK: 56, WALKER STREET.
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