Chapter 5 of All for Love is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of All for Love is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANTONY. Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS. By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know. ANTONY. Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
Chapter 5 of All for Love is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “ANTONY.”
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.”
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.”
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
From this reading “Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.”
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading ANTONY.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
From this reading Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
any loose flowing garment
From this reading Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let go My robe; or, by my father Hercules-- VENTIDIUS.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thou see'st we are observed; attend me here, And I'll return.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
but in spite of that
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By Hercules' father, that's yet greater, I bring you somewhat you would wish to know.
Chapter 5 of All for Love by John Dryden holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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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