Chapter 10 of All for Love is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of All for Love is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLEOPATRA. Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest. SERAPION. I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA. Vanquished?
Chapter 10 of All for Love is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading “CLEOPATRA.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.”
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.”
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading “I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.”
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading “I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.”
third-person singular of “threaten” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.”
past form of “vanquish” — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Vanquished?”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading CLEOPATRA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
immediately past
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
express in words
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SERAPION.
refrain from harming
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
third-person singular of “threaten” — pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
past form of “vanquish” — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Vanquished?
the display of a motion picture
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Be more plain: Say, whence thou comest; though fate is in thy face, Which from the haggard eyes looks wildly out, And threatens ere thou speakest.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I came from Pharos; From viewing (spare me, and imagine it) Our land's last hope, your navy-- CLEOPATRA.
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