Chapter 3 of The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
III. SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6. Wednesday, March 7, 1711. STEELE.] Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
Chapter 3 of The Sir Roger de Coverley Papers is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “criticism” — disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading “SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.”
march in a procession
From this reading “Wednesday, March 7, 1711.”
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading “Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.”
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading “SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.”
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.”
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading “STEELE.]”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Wednesday, March 7, 1711.”
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.
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In this reading “SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.”
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From this reading Wednesday, March 7, 1711.
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From this reading SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.
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From this reading Wednesday, March 7, 1711.
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
plural of “criticism” — disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
march in a procession
From this reading Wednesday, March 7, 1711.
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
not any; not one
From this reading SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
From this reading SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading SIR ROGER'S CRITICISMS ON POLITE SOCIETY [No. 6.
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading STEELE.]
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From this reading Credebant hoc grande nefas et morte piandum, Si iuvenis vetulo non assurrexerat.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Wednesday, March 7, 1711.
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