Chapter 2 of Cromwell: A Drama, in Five Acts is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Cromwell: A Drama, in Five Acts is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Enter WILLIAM, R._] _Will._ Sir, they come! Your collar is unfasten'd and your hair disorder'd. Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not! I thought you knew me better. _Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.
Chapter 2 of Cromwell: A Drama, in Five Acts is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading “Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!”
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “Your collar is unfasten'd and your hair disorder'd.”
put on clothes
From this reading “Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!”
to come or go into
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!”
come together
From this reading “_Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.”
with low volume
From this reading “_Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your collar is unfasten'd and your hair disorder'd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
(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 I thought you knew me better.
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading Your collar is unfasten'd and your hair disorder'd.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading [_Enter WILLIAM, R._] _Will._ Sir, they come!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your collar is unfasten'd and your hair disorder'd.
put on clothes
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
to come or go into
From this reading [_Enter WILLIAM, R._] _Will._ Sir, they come!
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Your collar is unfasten'd and your hair disorder'd.
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you knew me better.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your collar is unfasten'd and your hair disorder'd.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
and nothing more
From this reading _Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I thought you knew me better.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
come together
From this reading _Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.
a particular point in time
From this reading _Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.
not any; not one
From this reading _Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading [_Enter WILLIAM, R._] _Will._ Sir, they come!
term of address for a man
From this reading [_Enter WILLIAM, R._] _Will._ Sir, they come!
with low volume
From this reading _Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_Enter WILLIAM, R._] _Will._ Sir, they come!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you knew me better.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let me--[_Attempts to adjust AUTHUR'S dress._] _Arth._ Heed it not!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your collar is unfasten'd and your hair disorder'd.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [_Enter WILLIAM, R._] _Will._ Sir, they come!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Enter WILLIAM, R._] _Will._ Sir, they come!
but in spite of that
From this reading _Will._ Just a moment.-- _Arth._ No! yet will I meet her softly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought you knew me better.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your collar is unfasten'd and your hair disorder'd.
Chapter 2 of Cromwell: A Drama, in Five Acts by Alfred Bate Richards holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 2 holds 451 sentences of Cromwell: A Drama, in Five Acts, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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