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Chapter 17 of It May Be True, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNSHINE. "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable." THE NUT BROWN MAID. Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat. SOUTHEY.
Chapter 17 of It May Be True, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “does”
From this reading “Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
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From this reading THE NUT BROWN MAID.
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From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
an old form of “does”
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
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From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
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From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
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From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
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From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
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From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
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From this reading THE NUT BROWN MAID.
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From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NUT BROWN MAID.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
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From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
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From this reading SOUTHEY.
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From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
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From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
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From this reading SUNSHINE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NUT BROWN MAID.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
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From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
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From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
at the time that
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then only doth the soul of woman know Its proper strength when love and duty meet; Invincible the heart wherein they have their seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Here may ye see, that women be In love meke, kynd and stable: Let never man reprove them then, Or call them variable."
