Chapter 13 of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XIX. PHILOPARTHEN. "I pray thee, tell! What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?" LOVE.
Chapter 13 of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “LOVE.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"I pray thee, tell!”
catch sight of
From this reading “What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"I pray thee, tell!”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"”
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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 What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
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From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I pray thee, tell!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading LOVE.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILOPARTHEN.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "I pray thee, tell!
catch sight of
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
express in words
From this reading "I pray thee, tell!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I pray thee, tell!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
at the time that
From this reading What makes my heart to tremble, When, on a sudden, I, ALCILIA spy?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading XIX.
Chapter 13 of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems by Thomas [Editor] Seccombe holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 13 holds 277 sentences of Some Longer Elizabethan Poems, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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