Chapter 6 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ger._ I will not listen to you. _Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody. _Dor._ But if you do not wish-- _Ger._ No more--play. Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away. _Dor._ One single word, and I have done.
Chapter 6 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “_Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody.”
hear with intention
From this reading “_Ger._ I will not listen to you.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “_Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “_Dor._ But if you do not wish-- _Ger._ No more--play.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “_Dor._ One single word, and I have done.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “_Dor._ But if you do not wish-- _Ger._ No more--play.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “_Dor._ One single word, and I have done.”
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 “_Dor._ One single word, and I have done.”
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading “Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Dor._ One single word, and I have done.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Dor._ But if you do not wish-- _Ger._ No more--play.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Dor._ But if you do not wish-- _Ger._ No more--play.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading _Dor._ One single word, and I have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ger._ I will not listen to you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading _Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Dor._ One single word, and I have done.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ger._ I will not listen to you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Dor._ But if you do not wish-- _Ger._ No more--play.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
hear with intention
From this reading _Ger._ I will not listen to you.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Dor._ But if you do not wish-- _Ger._ No more--play.
not any; not one
From this reading _Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody.
no person; not anyone
From this reading _Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Ger._ I will not listen to you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Dor._ One single word, and I have done.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
participate in games or sport
From this reading _Dor._ But if you do not wish-- _Ger._ No more--play.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading _Dor._ One single word, and I have done.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Dor._ Then you hate him-- _Ger._ No, sir, I hate nobody.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ger._ I will not listen to you.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Ger._ I will not listen to you.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading _Dor._ But if you do not wish-- _Ger._ No more--play.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let us go on with the game, or I shall go away.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading _Dor._ One single word, and I have done.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Ger._ I will not listen to you.
Chapter 6 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni by Carlo Goldoni holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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