Chapter 13 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Gret._ Why, who is this? Lisa! (_Taking her hand._) _Lisa._ Hold! Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done. I am an outcast, cheated and betrayed.
Chapter 13 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “I am an outcast, cheated and betrayed.”
past form of “cheat” — deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “I am an outcast, cheated and betrayed.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “(_Taking her hand._) _Lisa._ Hold!”
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “I am an outcast, cheated and betrayed.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I am an outcast, cheated and betrayed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading I am an outcast, cheated and betrayed.
past form of “cheat” — deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading I am an outcast, cheated and betrayed.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Gret._ Why, who is this?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading (_Taking her hand._) _Lisa._ Hold!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Taking her hand._) _Lisa._ Hold!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading (_Taking her hand._) _Lisa._ Hold!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Gret._ Why, who is this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lisa!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading I am an outcast, cheated and betrayed.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
carry out
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading (_Taking her hand._) _Lisa._ Hold!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Gret._ Why, who is this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
which person or people
From this reading _Gret._ Why, who is this?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Gret._ Why, who is this?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Ere you take my hand in yours, Remember what I am and what I’ve done.
Chapter 13 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 13 holds 402 sentences of Original Plays, Second Series, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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