Chapter 4 of New Comedies is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of New Comedies is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying. _Damer:_ Ha! Is it to think I was dying ye did? Well, I am not. I am not so easy quenched.
Chapter 4 of New Comedies is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “_Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “_Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “_Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “I am not so easy quenched.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “_Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.”
express in words
From this reading “_Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Is it to think I was dying ye did?”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “_Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, I am not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Damer:_ Ha!
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From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Is it to think I was dying ye did?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I am not so easy quenched.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading _Damer:_ Ha!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it to think I was dying ye did?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it to think I was dying ye did?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well, I am not.
and nothing more
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
allayed
From this reading I am not so easy quenched.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am not so easy quenched.
express in words
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Is it to think I was dying ye did?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is it to think I was dying ye did?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it to think I was dying ye did?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I am not.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Is it to think I was dying ye did?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Delia:_ I tell you we only came in getting word that you were done and dying.
Chapter 4 of New Comedies by Lady Gregory holds 462 sentences, grouped into 93 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 4 holds 462 sentences of New Comedies, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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