Chapter 5 of Sejanus: His Fall is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sejanus: His Fall is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARRUNTIUS. Freely and nobly spoken! SABINUS. With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion. ARRUNTIUS.
Chapter 5 of Sejanus: His Fall is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a free manner
From this reading “Freely and nobly spoken!”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.”
in a noble manner
From this reading “Freely and nobly spoken!”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Freely and nobly spoken!”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Freely and nobly spoken!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARRUNTIUS.
in a free manner
From this reading Freely and nobly spoken!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
in a noble manner
From this reading Freely and nobly spoken!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SABINUS.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Freely and nobly spoken!
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With good temper; I like him, that he is not moved with passion.
Chapter 5 of Sejanus: His Fall by Ben Jonson holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 375 sentences of Sejanus: His Fall, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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