Chapter 12 of Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house? _Tamyra._ I? none. _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner. _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell. _Mont._ Sdeath! the vault opens.
Chapter 12 of Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “_Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.”
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “_Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.”
in the recent past
From this reading “_Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.”
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading “_Mont._ Sdeath! the vault opens.”
get rid of
From this reading “_Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “_Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.”
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading “_Mont._ Sdeath! the vault opens.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Tamyra._ I? none.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
in the recent past
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
not one, and not any
From this reading _Tamyra._ I? none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
plural of “open” — a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
From this reading _Mont._ Sdeath! the vault opens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
have flavor; taste of something
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mont._ Sdeath! the vault opens.
get rid of
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _Mont._ Tis false; I savour the rancke bloud of foes In every corner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading _Mont._ Sdeath! the vault opens.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Tam._ That you may doe well; It is the bloud you lately shed you smell.
which person or people
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Enter Monts[urry] and Tamyra._ _Montsurry._ Who have you let into my house?
Chapter 12 of Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy by George Chapman holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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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