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Meanings of first lines in English
First few words of the opening line of a poem, song, or book, often used in lieu of a title.
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Usage of first lines in English
1
Bellis took the book from him and slowly translated the first lines.
2
A few of the first lines, I have just rough-sketched as follows:
3
He could hear Yefimya with a shaking voice reading the first lines.
4
The two first lines of Phaer's third Aeneid will exemplify this measure:
5
The first lines of his sketch were emerging now under his right hand.
6
These are the first lines as they are in the MS.:-
7
The first lines struck him as indicating insanity in the writer.
8
The letter was on the table with the first lines written.
9
He was great at first lines, but piss-poor in the follow-through.
10
I send a recast of the four first lines of the concluding paragraph.
11
I read in it, however, the first lines of another chapter.
12
I answer, without the slightest hesitation, the first lines of the Marriage Service.
13
The utterance of the first lines was a martyrdom for her.
14
The two present first lines of trench had been taken from the Germans.
15
Masters took up the paper, and the first lines he read were these:-
16
The engineer turned pale as he glanced over the first lines.
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Translations for first lines
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First lines across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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