Chapter 6 of Chastelard, a Tragedy is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Chastelard, a Tragedy is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DARNLEY. What, is this true? Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in. [Enter some with the Guard.] QUEEN.
Chapter 6 of Chastelard, a Tragedy is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.”
to come or go into
From this reading “[Enter some with the Guard.]”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “[Enter some with the Guard.]”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.”
plural of “sir” — term of address for a man
From this reading “Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “What, is this true?”
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DARNLEY.
to come or go into
From this reading [Enter some with the Guard.]
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading [Enter some with the Guard.]
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What, is this true?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
plural of “sir” — term of address for a man
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading [Enter some with the Guard.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What, is this true?
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading What, is this true?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, is this true?
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Enter some with the Guard.]
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Call the queen's people--help the queen there, you-- Ho, sirs, come in.
Chapter 6 of Chastelard, a Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 6 holds 210 sentences of Chastelard, a Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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