Chapter 6 of Heliogabalus: A Buffoonery in Three Acts is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Heliogabalus: A Buffoonery in Three Acts is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CÆLESTIS See! She remains. What did I tell you? [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife. I must be just.
Chapter 6 of Heliogabalus: A Buffoonery in Three Acts is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading “[_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must be just.”
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading “She remains.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “CÆLESTIS See!”
express in words
From this reading “What did I tell you?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “[_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.”
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “[_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “[_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must be just.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CÆLESTIS See!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did I tell you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What did I tell you?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
and nothing more
From this reading I must be just.
conformable to or allowed by law
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must be just.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading She remains.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading CÆLESTIS See!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remains.
express in words
From this reading What did I tell you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did I tell you?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading [_The other wives babble_] HELIOGABALUS If you are my lawful wives, then she is my lawful wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What did I tell you?
Chapter 6 of Heliogabalus: A Buffoonery in Three Acts by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken holds 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
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