Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_. Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq. VOL. II. 1808.
Chapter 1 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 345 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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brought together in one place
From this reading “Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_.”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_.”
serving or intended to explain or make clear
From this reading “Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.”
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading “Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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From this reading 1808.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
brought together in one place
From this reading Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
serving or intended to explain or make clear
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_.
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
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From this reading VOL.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Now First Collected _In Eighteen Volumes_.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, And Explanatory, And A Life Of The Author, By Walter Scott, Esq.
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