Chapter 5 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ESTRILD. Wouldst thou fright Her? LOCRINE. Hath all sense forsaken me? Sabrina, Thou dost not fear me?
Chapter 5 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Sabrina, Thou dost not fear me?”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Sabrina, Thou dost not fear me?”
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “Hath all sense forsaken me?”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “Wouldst thou fright Her?”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Hath all sense forsaken me?”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “Hath all sense forsaken me?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Wouldst thou fright Her?”
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Wouldst thou fright Her?”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Hath all sense forsaken me?
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading Sabrina, Thou dost not fear me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ESTRILD.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Sabrina, Thou dost not fear me?
inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Hath all sense forsaken me?
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Wouldst thou fright Her?
an old form of “has”
From this reading Hath all sense forsaken me?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wouldst thou fright Her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOCRINE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hath all sense forsaken me?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sabrina, Thou dost not fear me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sabrina, Thou dost not fear me?
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Hath all sense forsaken me?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Wouldst thou fright Her?
an old form of “would”, used with “thou”
From this reading Wouldst thou fright Her?
Chapter 5 of Locrine: A Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 5 holds 209 sentences of Locrine: A Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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