Chapter 19 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS. With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline! May their love never cloy! May their bliss be unbounded! With a halo of joy May their lives be surrounded!
Chapter 19 of Original Plays, Second Series is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/75 · 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.
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading “_Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.”
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading “May their bliss be unbounded!”
supply or feed to surfeit
From this reading “May their love never cloy!”
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
From this reading “With a halo of joy May their lives be surrounded!”
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
From this reading “With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!”
having a slight and rapid trembling motion
From this reading “With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!”
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading “_Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.”
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading “May their bliss be unbounded!”
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.
In this reading “_Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.”
In this reading “With a halo of joy May their lives be surrounded!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading _Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading May their bliss be unbounded!
a state of extreme happiness
From this reading May their bliss be unbounded!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading _Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.
supply or feed to surfeit
From this reading May their love never cloy!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading _Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
From this reading With a halo of joy May their lives be surrounded!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading With a halo of joy May their lives be surrounded!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading With a halo of joy May their lives be surrounded!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading May their love never cloy!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May their love never cloy!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading May their love never cloy!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.
having a slight and rapid trembling motion
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading _Enter ALINE, preceded by Chorus of _Girls_._ CHORUS OF GIRLS.
confined on all sides
From this reading With a halo of joy May their lives be surrounded!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading May their love never cloy!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading May their bliss be unbounded!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
accept gladly
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
in the company of; together with
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading With heart and with voice Let us welcome this mating: To the youth of her choice, With a heart palpitating, Comes the lovely Aline!
Chapter 19 of Original Plays, Second Series by W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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 19 holds 376 sentences of Original Plays, Second Series, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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