Chapter 3 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAULET. What? A silent mandate! BURLEIGH. Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
Chapter 3 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who adds numbers
From this reading “Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?”
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?”
a document giving an official instruction or command
From this reading “A silent mandate!”
having the qualities or effects of a poison
From this reading “Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?”
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading “Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?”
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading “Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?”
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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 A silent mandate!
a person who adds numbers
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BURLEIGH.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
a document giving an official instruction or command
From this reading A silent mandate!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAULET.
having the qualities or effects of a poison
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
marked by absence of sound
From this reading A silent mandate!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What?
at the time that
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
which person or people
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who, when a poisonous adder is delivered Into their hands, would keep the treacherous charge As if it were a sacred, precious jewel?
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