Chapter 8 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Francesca da is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Francesca da is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAOLO. Lady, I do not understand this scorn. I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him. When next you're called, I'll send a lackey. FRANCESCA.
Chapter 8 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Francesca da is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.”
a male servant (especially a footman)
From this reading “When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “Lady, I do not understand this scorn.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “Lady, I do not understand this scorn.”
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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 When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Lady, I do not understand this scorn.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
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From this reading FRANCESCA.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lady, I do not understand this scorn.
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From this reading When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
a male servant (especially a footman)
From this reading When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady, I do not understand this scorn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady, I do not understand this scorn.
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From this reading PAOLO.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Lady, I do not understand this scorn.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lady, I do not understand this scorn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came, as is my duty, to escort My brother's bride to him.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Lady, I do not understand this scorn.
at the time that
From this reading When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.
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From this reading When next you're called, I'll send a lackey.
Chapter 8 of Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Francesca da by George H. (George Henry) Boker 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.
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