Chapter 9 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY. I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity. MELVIL. Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession. MARY.
Chapter 9 of Mary Stuart: A Tragedy is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.”
past form of “err” — to make a mistake or be incorrect
From this reading “I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.”
in a grievous manner
From this reading “I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.”
in a humble manner
From this reading “I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.”
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading “I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.”
inflected form of “sully” — place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading “I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.”
third-person singular of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.”
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
move towards
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
past form of “err” — to make a mistake or be incorrect
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
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 I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
in a grievous manner
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
in a humble manner
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
immediately past
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MELVIL.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
estrangement from god
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
inflected form of “sully” — place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
third-person singular of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Declare the sin which weighs so heavily Upon thy conscience since thy last confession.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I humbly do acknowledge to have erred Most grievously, I tremble to approach, Sullied with sin, the God of purity.
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