Chapter 11 of The Dynasts is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Dynasts is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COLBORNE He's at the front, Sir John. MOORE Remembrance to him! [Enter two surgeons.] Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope! SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
Chapter 11 of The Dynasts is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!”
temporary living quarters
From this reading “SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “MOORE Remembrance to him!”
plural of “surgeon” — a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “[Enter two surgeons.]”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!”
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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 Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
later than; following
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
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From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading COLBORNE He's at the front, Sir John.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLBORNE He's at the front, Sir John.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
to come or go into
From this reading [Enter two surgeons.]
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading COLBORNE He's at the front, Sir John.
excessively quick
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLBORNE He's at the front, Sir John.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MOORE Remembrance to him!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading COLBORNE He's at the front, Sir John.
temporary living quarters
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading MOORE Remembrance to him!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading MOORE Remembrance to him!
only a very short time before
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
term of address for a man
From this reading COLBORNE He's at the front, Sir John.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
plural of “surgeon” — a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading [Enter two surgeons.]
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLBORNE He's at the front, Sir John.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOORE Remembrance to him!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading [Enter two surgeons.]
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
during the time that
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
but in spite of that
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, doctors,--you can scarcely mend up me.-- And yet I feel so tough--I have feverish fears My dying will waste a long and tedious while; But not too long, I hope!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SURGEONS [after a hasty examination] You must be borne In to your lodgings instantly, Sir John.
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