Chapter 17 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The._ And yet the gods Now hear thee! _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men. Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit. _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee! _Phil._ Know me blacker still!
Chapter 17 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “_Phil._ Know me blacker still!”
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading “_The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!”
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “_The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “_The._ And yet the gods Now hear thee!”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “_The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!”
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “_Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “_The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!”
signal by winking
From this reading “Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.”
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.
give one's silent approval to
In this reading “Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The._ And yet the gods Now hear thee!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
comparative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _Phil._ Know me blacker still!
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading _The._ And yet the gods Now hear thee!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _The._ And yet the gods Now hear thee!
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Phil._ Know me blacker still!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Phil._ Know me blacker still!
the force of workers available
From this reading _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _The._ And yet the gods Now hear thee!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.
express in words
From this reading _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
not in physical motion
From this reading _Phil._ Know me blacker still!
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The._ And yet the gods Now hear thee!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _The._ And yet the gods Now hear thee!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Phil._ Say they do, love rules 'mong gods As men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.
at the time that
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _The._ O, thy black soul will be the scorn of devils When hell has claimed thee!
signal by winking
From this reading Doubt not they'll wink at my warm suit.
but in spite of that
From this reading _The._ And yet the gods Now hear thee!
Chapter 17 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas by Olive Tilford Dargan holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 17 holds 410 sentences of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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