Chapter 7 of All for Love is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of All for Love is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANTONY. I cannot. I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep. O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART! I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
Chapter 7 of All for Love is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 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.”
propose a payment
From this reading “I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.”
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!”
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!”
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading “I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.”
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading “I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.”
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anew
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
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 O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
propose a payment
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
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From this reading I cannot.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
the organ of sight
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
express in words
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
up to a particular time
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading I could pull out an eye, and bid it go, And t'other should not weep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading O Dolabella, How many deaths are in this word, DEPART!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I dare not trust my tongue to tell her so: One look of hers would thaw me into tears, And I should melt, till I were lost again.
Chapter 7 of All for Love by John Dryden holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 7 holds 204 sentences of All for Love, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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