Chapter 5 of Love for Love: A Comedy is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Love for Love: A Comedy is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FORE. I’m thunderstruck! You are not married to my niece? SIR SAMP. Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
Chapter 5 of Love for Love: A Comedy is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “FORE.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “You are not married to my niece?”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “You are not married to my niece?”
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading “I’m thunderstruck!”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not married to my niece?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading FORE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m thunderstruck!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
joined in matrimony
From this reading You are not married to my niece?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are not married to my niece?
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading You are not married to my niece?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are not married to my niece?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR SAMP.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR SAMP.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
From this reading I’m thunderstruck!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are not married to my niece?
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
precisely as stated
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Not absolutely married, uncle; but very near it, within a kiss of the matter, as you see.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are not married to my niece?
Chapter 5 of Love for Love: A Comedy by William Congreve holds 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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 282 sentences of Love for Love: A Comedy, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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