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Chapter 9 of Cynthia's Revels is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANA. Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on. AMO. Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared. Signior Fig!
Chapter 9 of Cynthia's Revels is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.”
mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
From this reading “ANA.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Signior Fig!”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.”
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speak to
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMO.
mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu
From this reading ANA.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Signior Fig!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
term of address for a man
From this reading Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Soft, sir, our coming on is not so easily prepared.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Monsieur, signior, your Solemn Address is too long; the ladies long to have you come on.
Chapter 9 of Cynthia's Revels by Ben Jonson holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 410 sentences of Cynthia's Revels, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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