Chapter 2 of The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis — Volume 2 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis — Volume 2 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Per_. What means my Love? _Ama_. To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd. There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
Chapter 2 of The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis — Volume 2 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.”
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.”
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.”
for each
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.”
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
From this reading “There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.”
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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 There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
(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 There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
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From this reading _Ama_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading What means my Love?
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading What means my Love?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What means my Love?
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From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
not one, and not any
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
for each
From this reading _Per_.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
a woman shepherd
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What means my Love?
in the company of; together with
From this reading There's ne'r a Shepherdess in all the plain Can kiss thee with more Art, there's none can feign More wanton tricks.
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From this reading To do as lovers shou'd, That are to be enjoy'd, not to be woo'd.
Chapter 2 of The Faithful Shepherdess The Works of Francis — Volume 2 by John Fletcher holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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