Chapter 4 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Exeunt_. SCENE II.—_Gardens of the Palace_. _Enter_ CAMBER _and_ MADAN. CAMBER. Hath no man seen thee?
Chapter 4 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
From this reading “_Enter_ CAMBER _and_ MADAN.”
to come or go into
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Hath no man seen thee?”
a large and stately mansion
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “SCENE II.—_Gardens of the Palace_.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Hath no man seen thee?”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Hath no man seen thee?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ CAMBER _and_ MADAN.
a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)
From this reading _Enter_ CAMBER _and_ MADAN.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ CAMBER _and_ MADAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading SCENE II.—_Gardens of the Palace_.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SCENE II.—_Gardens of the Palace_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ CAMBER _and_ MADAN.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
not any; not one
From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCENE II.—_Gardens of the Palace_.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading SCENE II.—_Gardens of the Palace_.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE II.—_Gardens of the Palace_.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENE II.—_Gardens of the Palace_.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Hath no man seen thee?
Chapter 4 of Locrine: A Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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