Chapter 11 of Plays — And Scaramouch in Naxos, a Pantomime is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Plays — And Scaramouch in Naxos, a Pantomime is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCENE III.--Another part of the Wood of Drome. The Earl of Buchan alone. Buchan. God help me and all jealous fools, I pray! The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
Chapter 11 of Plays — And Scaramouch in Naxos, a Pantomime is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading “The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.”
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading “The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!”
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
From this reading “The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!”
plural of “plague” — a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading “The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.”
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading “The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!
Having no one else present.
From this reading The Earl of Buchan alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading SCENE III.--Another part of the Wood of Drome.
-ing form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Earl of Buchan alone.
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
From this reading SCENE III.--Another part of the Wood of Drome.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading The Earl of Buchan alone.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading SCENE III.--Another part of the Wood of Drome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCENE III.--Another part of the Wood of Drome.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading SCENE III.--Another part of the Wood of Drome.
plural of “plague” — a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading God help me and all jealous fools, I pray!
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE III.--Another part of the Wood of Drome.
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENE III.--Another part of the Wood of Drome.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The plagues of Hades leagued in one raw scourge Might minister diversion to my soul, Assailing through my flesh.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading SCENE III.--Another part of the Wood of Drome.
Chapter 11 of Plays — And Scaramouch in Naxos, a Pantomime by John [Adapter] Davidson holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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.
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