Chapter 8 of Chastelard, a Tragedy is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Chastelard, a Tragedy is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUEEN. Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly. DARNLEY. You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me. QUEEN.
Chapter 8 of Chastelard, a Tragedy is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading “You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.”
held dear
From this reading “Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.”
with fondness; with love
From this reading “Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.”
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 “QUEEN.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.”
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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 You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
have
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DARNLEY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
held dear
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
with fondness; with love
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
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 QUEEN.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You are moved too much for such a little love As you bear me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would God I loved you not; You are too hard to be used lovingly.
Chapter 8 of Chastelard, a Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 8 holds 204 sentences of Chastelard, a Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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