Chapter 2 of Young's Night Thoughts is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Young's Night Thoughts is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED. TO THE RIGHT HON. HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. PREFACE. Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
Chapter 2 of Young's Night Thoughts is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading “HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.”
a government administrator
From this reading “HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.”
take exception to
From this reading “Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.”
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading “HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.”
a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle
From this reading “HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading “WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.”
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading “HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.”
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 “WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.”
In this reading “Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
a government administrator
From this reading HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
carefully weighed
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
take exception to
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
a state of high honor
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HON.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle
From this reading HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
an abundance of material possessions and resources
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
precisely, exactly
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HON.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HON.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Few ages have been deeper in dispute about religion than this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HON.
the funds of a government or institution or individual
From this reading HENRY PELHAM, FIRST LORD COMMISSIONER OF THE TREASURY, AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, GLORY AND RICHES ARE PARTICULARLY CONSIDERED.
Chapter 2 of Young's Night Thoughts by Edward Young holds 25 sentences, grouped into 5 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.
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