Chapter 13 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCENE IX. [_To them_] LORD FROTH, CYNTHIA. SIR PAUL. How does my girl? Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.
Chapter 13 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading “[_To them_] LORD FROTH, CYNTHIA.”
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading “[_To them_] LORD FROTH, CYNTHIA.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.”
young sheep
From this reading “Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.”
someone subject to melancholia
From this reading “Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “SIR PAUL.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “SCENE IX.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading [_To them_] LORD FROTH, CYNTHIA.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How does my girl?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.
a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
From this reading [_To them_] LORD FROTH, CYNTHIA.
a young female
From this reading How does my girl?
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How does my girl?
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading SCENE IX.
young sheep
From this reading Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading [_To them_] LORD FROTH, CYNTHIA.
someone subject to melancholia
From this reading Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How does my girl?
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading SIR PAUL.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE IX.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR PAUL.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [_To them_] LORD FROTH, CYNTHIA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Come hither to thy father, poor lamb: thou'rt melancholic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_To them_] LORD FROTH, CYNTHIA.
Chapter 13 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 by William Congreve holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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