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Chapter 2 of Narcissus, a Twelfe Night Merriment is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Por. Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise. _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee? _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone. _Sec._ Have you ere a gentlewomans picture in the house, or noe?
Chapter 2 of Narcissus, a Twelfe Night Merriment is here in full — 476 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “_Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “_Sec._ Have you ere a gentlewomans picture in the house, or noe?”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “_Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “_Sec._ Have you ere a gentlewomans picture in the house, or noe?”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “_Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading “_Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.”
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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 Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
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From this reading _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee?
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
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From this reading _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.
an old word for “before”
From this reading _Sec._ Have you ere a gentlewomans picture in the house, or noe?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sec._ Have you ere a gentlewomans picture in the house, or noe?
destroyed or killed
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.
not any; not one
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
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From this reading _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Sec._ Have you ere a gentlewomans picture in the house, or noe?
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading _Sec._ Have you ere a gentlewomans picture in the house, or noe?
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Por.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Sec._ Have you ere a gentlewomans picture in the house, or noe?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
From this reading _Por._ No, no, trudge, some of the guests are one the point to bee gone.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sufficiente quantitate_, a woord is enough to the wise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Pri._ You have noe butterd beare in the house, have yee?
Chapter 2 of Narcissus, a Twelfe Night Merriment by Margaret L. [Editor] Lee holds 476 sentences, grouped into 96 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 2 holds 476 sentences of Narcissus, a Twelfe Night Merriment, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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