Chapter 5 of The Beaux-Stratagem is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Beaux-Stratagem is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Lady Boun_. Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers! The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water. {171} [_Aimwell seems to awake in amaze_. _Dor_.
Chapter 5 of The Beaux-Stratagem is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affect with wonder
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.”
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.”
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading “The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.”
a republic in central Europe
From this reading “The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.”
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.”
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.”
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From this reading {171} [_Aimwell seems to awake in amaze_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
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From this reading {171} [_Aimwell seems to awake in amaze_.
affect with wonder
From this reading {171} [_Aimwell seems to awake in amaze_.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading {171} [_Aimwell seems to awake in amaze_.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
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From this reading _Lady Boun_.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
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From this reading _Dor_.
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
a republic in central Europe
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading {171} [_Aimwell seems to awake in amaze_.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Lady Boun_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
third-person singular of “recover” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
move over something with pressure
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading {171} [_Aimwell seems to awake in amaze_.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
term of address for a man
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The lavender-water--some feathers to burn under his nose-- Hungary water to rub his temples.--Oh, he comes to himself!--Hem a little, sir, hem.--Gipsy! bring the cordial-water.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your master should never go without a bottle to smell to.--Oh--he recovers!
Chapter 5 of The Beaux-Stratagem by George Farquhar holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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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