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Chapter 6 of The Alchemist is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRI. Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path. SUB. Why, this doth qualify! TRI.
Chapter 6 of The Alchemist is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appease” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading “Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Why, this doth qualify!”
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.”
prove capable or fit; meet requirements
From this reading “Why, this doth qualify!”
be a substitute
From this reading “SUB.”
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading “Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
past form of “appease” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
on or to one side
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
an old form of “does”
From this reading Why, this doth qualify!
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
a course of conduct
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
prove capable or fit; meet requirements
From this reading Why, this doth qualify!
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
be a substitute
From this reading SUB.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why, this doth qualify!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
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From this reading TRI.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, this doth qualify!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading Sir, be appeased; he is come to humble Himself in spirit, and to ask your patience, If too much zeal hath carried him aside From the due path.
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