Chapter 6 of All for Love is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of All for Love is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OCTAVIA. Begged it, my lord? ANTONY. Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother. OCTAVIA.
Chapter 6 of All for Love is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woman ambassador
From this reading “Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.”
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.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Begged it, my lord?”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Begged it, my lord?”
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading “Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.”
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a woman ambassador
From this reading Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.
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.
in a despicable, ignoble manner
From this reading Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Begged it, my lord?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Begged it, my lord?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Begged it, my lord?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Begged it, my lord?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OCTAVIA.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, begged it, my ambassadress; Poorly and basely begged it of your brother.
Chapter 6 of All for Love by John Dryden holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 6 holds 206 sentences of All for Love, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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