Chapter 2 of The cup is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The cup is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SYNORIX (_advancing towards her_). Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you. CAMMA (_drawing her dagger_). Stay!—too near is death. SYNORIX (_disarming her_).
Chapter 2 of The cup is here in full — 515 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving forward
force somebody to do something
From this reading “Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.”
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
act of reducing or depriving of arms
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading “Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Stay!—too near is death.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.”
In this reading “Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
moving forward
From this reading SYNORIX (_advancing towards her_).
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAMMA (_drawing her dagger_).
force somebody to do something
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading CAMMA (_drawing her dagger_).
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Stay!—too near is death.
act of reducing or depriving of arms
From this reading SYNORIX (_disarming her_).
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading CAMMA (_drawing her dagger_).
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SYNORIX (_advancing towards her_).
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Stay!—too near is death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Stay!—too near is death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
express in words
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Stay!—too near is death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SYNORIX (_advancing towards her_).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Stay!—too near is death.
in the direction of
From this reading SYNORIX (_advancing towards her_).
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then for your own sake, Lady, I say it with all gentleness, And for the sake of Sinnatus your husband, I must compel you.
Chapter 2 of The cup by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 515 sentences, grouped into 103 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.
Chapter 2 holds 515 sentences of The cup, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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