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Chapter 7 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Dor._ Then I must speak myself. _Ger._ What have you to say? _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place. _Ger._ Not take place! [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
Chapter 7 of The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading “[Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.”
made afraid
the state of being honored
From this reading “[Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “_Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “[Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.”
plural of “retreat” — (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “_Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “[Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.”
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.
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come to pass
In this reading “_Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.”
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in addition
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
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From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
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From this reading _Dor._ Then I must speak myself.
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From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
made afraid
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
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From this reading _Ger._ What have you to say?
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Ger._ What have you to say?
the state of being honored
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Dor._ Then I must speak myself.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Dor._ Then I must speak myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Dor._ Then I must speak myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Ger._ Not take place!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
plural of “retreat” — (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
express in words
From this reading _Ger._ What have you to say?
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
express in speech
From this reading _Dor._ Then I must speak myself.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
carry out
From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Dor._ Then I must speak myself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ger._ What have you to say?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Dor._ That I am very sorry, but this marriage cannot take place.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Ger._ What have you to say?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Ger._ What have you to say?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [Angelica _retreats frightened_; Dorval _also steps back two paces._] [_To_ Dorval.] You have given me your word of honour.
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