Chapter 1 of Philaster is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Philaster is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Love lies a Bleeding. _The Scene being in_ Cicilie. Persons Represented in the Play. _The_ King. Philaster, _Heir to the Crown_.
Chapter 1 of Philaster is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “Love lies a Bleeding.”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Love lies a Bleeding.”
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading “Persons Represented in the Play.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Persons Represented in the Play.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “Persons Represented in the Play.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “_The Scene being in_ Cicilie.”
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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 Love lies a Bleeding.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _The Scene being in_ Cicilie.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading Love lies a Bleeding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Scene being in_ Cicilie.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading Philaster, _Heir to the Crown_.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Philaster, _Heir to the Crown_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Scene being in_ Cicilie.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _The_ King.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Love lies a Bleeding.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love lies a Bleeding.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philaster, _Heir to the Crown_.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading _The Scene being in_ Cicilie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Scene being in_ Cicilie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philaster, _Heir to the Crown_.
Chapter 1 of Philaster by Francis Beaumont holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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 1 holds 471 sentences of Philaster, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Philaster by Francis Beaumont exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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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