Chapter 10 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARE. Pert coxcomb. MEL. Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies. You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
Chapter 10 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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agreeably diverting
From this reading “Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.”
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading “Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.”
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
From this reading “You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.”
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading “Pert coxcomb.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading CARE.
a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
From this reading Pert coxcomb.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
agreeably diverting
From this reading Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
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From this reading MEL.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
From this reading Pert coxcomb.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
precisely as stated
From this reading Faith, 'tis a good-natured coxcomb, and has very entertaining follies.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must be more humane to him; at this juncture it will do me service.
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