Chapter 1 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 is here in full — 664 sentences across 133 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 William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 is here in full — 664 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1866. 1. The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
Chapter 1 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 is here in full — 664 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a university in England
From this reading “AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.”
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading “The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:”
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading “AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.”
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.
In this reading “The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
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From this reading 1866.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
a university in England
From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early
From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
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From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
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From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading _VOLUME VIII._ London and Cambridge: MACMILLAN AND CO.
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From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The earliest edition of HAMLET appeared in 1603, with the following title-page:
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
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