Chapter 7 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BURLEIGH. I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence. ELIZABETH. Oh, I die For shame! How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!
Chapter 7 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have the idea for
From this reading “I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “ELIZABETH.”
past form of “exert” — put to use
From this reading “I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.”
having great influence
From this reading “I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.”
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading “I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.”
possessive form of “queen” — 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 “I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!”
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
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From this reading BURLEIGH.
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From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
have the idea for
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Oh, I die For shame!
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading ELIZABETH.
past form of “exert” — put to use
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, I die For shame!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
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From this reading How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
the sound of laughing
From this reading How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I die For shame!
having great influence
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
possessive form of “queen” — 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 I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Oh, I die For shame!
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading How must he laugh to scorn my weakness!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
but in spite of that
From this reading I cannot yet conceive what potent means, What magic he exerted, to surprise My queen's accustomed prudence.
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