Chapter 18 of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Good-bye, until I see you again. Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement. I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea. Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA. THE DUC DE L’OMELETTE.
Chapter 18 of The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.”
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading “Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.”
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.”
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading “I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-bye, until I see you again.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.”
propel through the air
From this reading “I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
anew
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE DUC DE L’OMELETTE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DUC DE L’OMELETTE.
at any time
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
for a limitless time
From this reading Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DUC DE L’OMELETTE.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
propel through the air
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
up to a particular time
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I shall cork the MS. up in a bottle, however, and throw it into the sea.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
produce a literary work
From this reading Whether you ever get this letter or not is point of little importance, as I write altogether for my own amusement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good-bye, until I see you again.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours everlastingly, PUNDITA.
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