Chapter 5 of The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10) is here in full — 7725 sentences across 1545 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10) is here in full — 7725 sentences across 1545 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Of the Limits of Human Reason. Of the Use of Learning. Of the Use of Wit. Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men. Of the Particular Characters of Women.
Chapter 5 of The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10) is here in full — 7725 sentences across 1545 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men.”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “Of the Limits of Human Reason.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “Of the Use of Learning.”
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “Of the Limits of Human Reason.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “Of the Particular Characters of Women.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Of the Limits of Human Reason.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “Of the Use of Wit.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Of the Limits of Human Reason.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading Of the Use of Learning.
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading Of the Limits of Human Reason.
the force of workers available
From this reading Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the Limits of Human Reason.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Of the Particular Characters of Women.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Of the Limits of Human Reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the Limits of Human Reason.
the act of using
From this reading Of the Use of Learning.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Of the Use of Wit.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Of the Particular Characters of Women.
Chapter 5 of The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10) by Alexander Pope holds 7725 sentences, grouped into 1545 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 5 holds 7725 sentences of The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10), unabridged, divided into 1545 reading sections.
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