Chapter 3 of "All's Well" is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of "All's Well" is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How fares Christabel, I pray you?" "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser. It caps me. She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit. And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
Chapter 3 of "All's Well" is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
From this reading “And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.”
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “It caps me.”
perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
From this reading “And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.”
any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
From this reading “And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.”
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading “"How fares Christabel, I pray you?"”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “"Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.”
possessive form of “hart” — United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading “And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.”
plural of “herb” — a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading “And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
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From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
next to; at the side of
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
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From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
Eurasian plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading It caps me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How fares Christabel, I pray you?"
perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
approval
From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
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From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
treated with some kind of application
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading "How fares Christabel, I pray you?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
possessive form of “hart” — United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
plural of “herb” — a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
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From this reading "How fares Christabel, I pray you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How fares Christabel, I pray you?"
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From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It caps me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It caps me.
any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
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 She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
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From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "How fares Christabel, I pray you?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She doesn't do a bit o' credit to my physicking--not a bit.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I've dosed her with betony, and camomile, and comfrey, and bugloss, and hart's tongue, and borage, and mugwort, and dandelion--and twenty herbs beside, for aught I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, same as aforetime; never grows no better, nor no worser.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How fares Christabel, I pray you?"
Chapter 3 of "All's Well" by Emily Sarah Holt holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 3 holds 404 sentences of "All's Well", unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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