Chapter 14 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CYNT. I'm glad to see you so merry, sir. SIR PAUL. Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye! A thousand pounds for this left eye.
Chapter 14 of The Comedies of William Congreve — Volume 1 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the organ of sight
From this reading “Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.”
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “SIR PAUL.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!”
third-person singular of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading “Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!”
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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 A thousand pounds for this left eye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
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From this reading CYNT.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
the organ of sight
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
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From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
ten 10s
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading SIR PAUL.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
third-person singular of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
term of address for a man
From this reading I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Merry, gads-bud, I'm serious; I'll give thee five hundred pounds for every inch of him that resembles me; ah, this eye, this left eye!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A thousand pounds for this left eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm glad to see you so merry, sir.
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