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The Covent Garden Theatre

Chapter II

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Sr. Rog.
Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.
Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.
I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.
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The Covent Garden Theatre

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of The Covent Garden Theatre is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Sr. Rog.
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Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.
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Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.
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I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.”

Nights noun US /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading “Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

all

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

bare

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From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Boxes

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From this reading Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.

Claret

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

engage

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Et

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From this reading Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.

faint

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From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

Farce

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

frighten

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From this reading Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.

Gill

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

handsome

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Hogshead

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

hold

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

hundred

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

I'll

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Idea

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From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Ladies

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From this reading Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.

Lady

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Lets

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

more

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Mr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.

naked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

NightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

now

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From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

Object

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From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Ostrich

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

out

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.

Pas

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From this reading Pas.

Pasquin

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

pleases

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

ready

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From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

Rog

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From this reading Sr. Rog.

runs

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

see

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From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

several

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From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Sr

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From this reading Sr. Rog.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I see several of them now that are ready to faint at the bare Idea of a naked Object.

things

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From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.

Why

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From this reading Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Sr. Et: Why, Mr. Pasquin, you will frighten all the Ladies out of the Boxes.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Lets have her. lets have her! of all things let us have a naked Lady-- If she be-- handsome Pasquin I'll engage your Farce runs a hundred Nights-- I'll hold a Hogshead of Claret to a Gill, she pleases more than the Ostrich.