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Chapter 5 of The Tatler, Volume 2 is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[161] "Ars Poet.," 102. [162] "Ars Poet.," 104. [163] See No. 54. [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff." [165] Cicero, "De Oratore," i.
Chapter 5 of The Tatler, Volume 2 is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “[164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."”
a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
From this reading “[165] Cicero, "De Oratore," i.”
third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading “[164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."”
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading “[164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “[164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."”
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “[164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."”
euphemisms for “fat”
From this reading “[164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."”
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading “[164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."”
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From this reading [161] "Ars Poet.," 102.
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From this reading [162] "Ars Poet.," 104.
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From this reading [161] "Ars Poet.," 102.
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From this reading [162] "Ars Poet.," 104.
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From this reading [163] See No. 54.
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From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
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From this reading [165] Cicero, "De Oratore," i.
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From this reading [163] See No. 54.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
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From this reading [161] "Ars Poet.," 102.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
From this reading [165] Cicero, "De Oratore," i.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading [165] Cicero, "De Oratore," i.
third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [165] Cicero, "De Oratore," i.
not any; not one
From this reading [163] See No. 54.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
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From this reading [165] Cicero, "De Oratore," i.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading [161] "Ars Poet.," 102.
euphemisms for “fat”
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [163] See No. 54.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [164] Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury, whom Dryden describes as "a portly prince, and goodly to the sight," "black-browed and bluff."
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