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Chapter 1 of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 1 [of 2] is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 1 [of 2] is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VOL. I. _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s. 6d.= _each_. THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
Chapter 1 of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 1 [of 2] is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “_In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “_In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.”
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading “THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.”
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading “THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “_In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 6d.= _each_.
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From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 6d.= _each_.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading 6d.= _each_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
literature in metrical form
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _In Five Volumes, crown 8vo, cloth boards_, =3s.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading THE COMPLETE WORKS IN VERSE AND PROSE OF PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY.
Chapter 1 of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 1 [of 2] by Percy Bysshe Shelley holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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.
Chapter 1 holds 32 sentences of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 1 [of 2], unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, Vol. 1 [of 2] by Percy Bysshe Shelley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 32 sentences, grouped into 7 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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