Chapter 4 of The Two Lovers of Heaven is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Two Lovers of Heaven is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POLEMIUS. Why? ESCARPIN. Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place. Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
Chapter 4 of The Two Lovers of Heaven is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boast” — speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading “Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .”
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .”
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading “Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .”
in an insincerely false manner
From this reading “Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .”
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading “Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.”
eminent beyond or above comparison
From this reading “Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
for the reason that
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
plural of “boast” — speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
an old form of “does”
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
relating to the Elysian Fields
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
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From this reading ESCARPIN.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
in an insincerely false manner
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
eminent beyond or above comparison
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
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From this reading POLEMIUS.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Falsely boasts th' Elysian bower Peerless beauty, here to-day More, far more, these groves display:-- Not a fountain, tree, or flower .
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Because the world doth show Naught so fair as this sweet place.
Chapter 4 of The Two Lovers of Heaven by Pedro Calderón de la Barca holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 420 sentences of The Two Lovers of Heaven, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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