Chapter 11 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HERMES. If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS. Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses. Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence? HERMES.
Chapter 11 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
From this reading “Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?”
consider or hold as true
From this reading “Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses.”
slang for sexual intercourse
From this reading “Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?”
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading “If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.”
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
From this reading “HERMES.”
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.”
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From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
consider or hold as true
From this reading Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses.
later than; following
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
dearly loved
From this reading Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses.
slang for sexual intercourse
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
plural of “grape” — any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
(Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
From this reading HERMES.
be the source of pain
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
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 Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, my dear friend, come and accept my kisses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
carry out
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
express in words
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If that be so, receive Opora here for a wife; take her to the country, live with her, and grow fine grapes together.[325] TRYGAEUS.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell me, Hermes, my master, do you think it would hurt me to fuck her a little, after so long an abstinence?
Chapter 11 of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by 447? BCE-386? BCE Aristophanes holds 408 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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