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Chapter 5 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KENNEDY. Oh, my dear queen! I cannot reconcile These contradictions. 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty. Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
Chapter 5 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.”
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading “Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.”
plural of “contradiction” — opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
From this reading “I cannot reconcile These contradictions.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “KENNEDY.”
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.”
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading “I cannot reconcile These contradictions.”
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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 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
in addition
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
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From this reading I cannot reconcile These contradictions.
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
plural of “contradiction” — opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
From this reading I cannot reconcile These contradictions.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, my dear queen!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot reconcile These contradictions.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading KENNEDY.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, my dear queen!
many times at short intervals
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, my dear queen!
on one occasion
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Oh, my dear queen!
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading I cannot reconcile These contradictions.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I cannot reconcile These contradictions.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Their chains Are also loosed, as I have oft been told, Whom everlasting liberty awaits.
the day immediately before today
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Twas but yesterday That they announced your death, and all at once, To-day, you have such liberty.
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