Chapter 6 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 2 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 2 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOREALIS. TO THE WOODNYMPHS. Ye Nymphs of the woodlands! I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade. Oh!
Chapter 6 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 2 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
tie or link together
From this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
plural of “nymph” — (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading “Ye Nymphs of the woodlands!”
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
plural of “woodland” — land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “Ye Nymphs of the woodlands!”
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.
In this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
In this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
In this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
In this reading “I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOREALIS.
plural of “bower” — a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
tie or link together
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
plural of “nymph” — (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden
From this reading Ye Nymphs of the woodlands!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ye Nymphs of the woodlands!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE WOODNYMPHS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE WOODNYMPHS.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
plural of “vine” — a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
in or at the place that
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
plural of “woodland” — land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading Ye Nymphs of the woodlands!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE WOODNYMPHS.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye Nymphs of the woodlands!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I come to your bowers, Where the wild roses grow And the eglantine flowers: Where the trees and wild vines In their spring-dress arrayed, Entwine their green foliage And weave the cool shade.
Chapter 6 of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 2 by Various holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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 6 holds 430 sentences of The southern literary messenger, Vol. II. — No. 2, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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