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Chapter 4 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband. _Cost._ Ah me! I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet. [_Exit._ _Enter_ Mademoiselle Giannina. _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
Chapter 4 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
an opening that permits escape or release
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “_Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “_Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “[_Exit._ _Enter_ Mademoiselle Giannina.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “_Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.”
move hurridly
From this reading “I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “_Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cost._ Ah me!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading _Cost._ Ah me!
to come or go into
From this reading [_Exit._ _Enter_ Mademoiselle Giannina.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit._ _Enter_ Mademoiselle Giannina.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit._ _Enter_ Mademoiselle Giannina.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading _Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading _Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading [_Exit._ _Enter_ Mademoiselle Giannina.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Cost._ Ah me!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading _Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
move hurridly
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
the words that are spoken
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading _Phil._ Two words from the Lieutenant are worth more than a thousand from me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I will run with all speed; would that I had wings to my feet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Phil._ Time is precious; if you lose time, you lose your husband.
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