Chapter 6 of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks? [_Within._ _Lop._ _Lopez_. _Alv._ What dost want? [_Looking out._ _Lop._ To bid you good-morrow, Sir. _Alv._ Well, good-morrow to thee again.
Chapter 6 of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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propose a payment
From this reading “[_Looking out._ _Lop._ To bid you good-morrow, Sir.”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Alv._ What dost want?”
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “[_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks?”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
cut off from a whole
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Alv._ Well, good-morrow to thee again.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “_Alv._ What dost want?”
inside; before a period of time has passed
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 “[_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks?”
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anew
From this reading _Alv._ Well, good-morrow to thee again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks?
propose a payment
From this reading [_Looking out._ _Lop._ To bid you good-morrow, Sir.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading [_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks?
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Alv._ What dost want?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Looking out._ _Lop._ To bid you good-morrow, Sir.
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading [_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading [_Looking out._ _Lop._ To bid you good-morrow, Sir.
cut off from a whole
From this reading [_Within._ _Lop._ _Lopez_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Within._ _Lop._ _Lopez_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_Looking out._ _Lop._ To bid you good-morrow, Sir.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading [_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks?
term of address for a man
From this reading [_Looking out._ _Lop._ To bid you good-morrow, Sir.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Alv._ Well, good-morrow to thee again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Looking out._ _Lop._ To bid you good-morrow, Sir.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading _Alv._ What dost want?
(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 _Alv._ Well, good-morrow to thee again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Alv._ What dost want?
which person or people
From this reading [_Knocks at ~Alvarez~'s door._ _Alv._ Who knocks?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading [_Within._ _Lop._ _Lopez_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Looking out._ _Lop._ To bid you good-morrow, Sir.
Chapter 6 of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second by John Vanbrugh holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 406 sentences of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the Second, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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