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Chapter 2 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
G. S. STREET. THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_. HORAT. _Epist._ I. lib. ii. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
Chapter 2 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a man who has never been married
From this reading “THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading “TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.”
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “G. S. STREET.”
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
a man who has never been married
From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading _Epist._ I. lib. ii.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. S. STREET.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
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From this reading HORAT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Epist._ I. lib. ii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Epist._ I. lib. ii.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading _Epist._ I. lib. ii.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
precisely, exactly
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading G. S. STREET.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading G. S. STREET.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE CHARLES, LORD CLIFFORD OF LANESBOROUGH, etc.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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From this reading THE OLD BACHELOR _Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru_, _Exanimat lentus spectator_; _sedulus inflat_: _Sic leve_, _sic parvum est_, _animum quod laudis avarum_ _Subruit_, _and reficit_.
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