Chapter 6 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GUENDOLEN. Well. And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know? LOCRINE. Why, well I see my boy fares well.
Chapter 6 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a youthful male person
From this reading “Why, well I see my boy fares well.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?”
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?”
an agenda of things to do
From this reading “And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?”
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading “Why, well I see my boy fares well.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
a youthful male person
From this reading Why, well I see my boy fares well.
a young person of either sex
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
an agenda of things to do
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading Why, well I see my boy fares well.
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From this reading GUENDOLEN.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
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From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, well I see my boy fares well.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
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From this reading LOCRINE.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, well I see my boy fares well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Why, well I see my boy fares well.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this child of mine— How he may fare concerns not thee to know?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, well I see my boy fares well.
Chapter 6 of Locrine: A Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
Chapter 6 holds 208 sentences of Locrine: A Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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