Chapter 5 of Dryden's Palamon and Arcite is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dryden's Palamon and Arcite is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
26 10. And May within the Twins received the sun. In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins. Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance. 26 16.
Chapter 5 of Dryden's Palamon and Arcite is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading “Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.”
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.”
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading “Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.”
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
From this reading “In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.”
the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
From this reading “Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “And May within the Twins received the sun.”
a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
From this reading “In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.”
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From this reading 26 10.
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From this reading 26 16.
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From this reading 26 10.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And May within the Twins received the sun.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini
From this reading In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And May within the Twins received the sun.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading And May within the Twins received the sun.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading And May within the Twins received the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And May within the Twins received the sun.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading And May within the Twins received the sun.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Dryden here copies a favorite phrasing of Chaucer, though not used by him in this particular instance.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And May within the Twins received the sun.
a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
From this reading In May the sun is in the sign of the zodiac known as Gemini, or the Twins.
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