Chapter 3 of The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Or._ (_drawing._) Swelling heart! Yet this I have deserv'd, all this, and more. _As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_. _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late. See they're engag'd--oh, no--they live, both live!
Chapter 3 of The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
in a hurried or hasty manner
bestow a quality on
From this reading “_Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.”
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “_Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “_As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_.”
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading “_Or._ (_drawing._) Swelling heart!”
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading “_Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “_Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.”
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 “_Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.”
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(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 Yet this I have deserv'd, all this, and more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet this I have deserv'd, all this, and more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_.
the two together, not just one
From this reading See they're engag'd--oh, no--they live, both live!
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From this reading Yet this I have deserv'd, all this, and more.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading _Or._ (_drawing._) Swelling heart!
a quad with a square body
From this reading _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See they're engag'd--oh, no--they live, both live!
to come or go into
From this reading _As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading _As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading _As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet this I have deserv'd, all this, and more.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _Or._ (_drawing._) Swelling heart!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet this I have deserv'd, all this, and more.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.
bestow a quality on
From this reading _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.
plural of “lightning” — abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading See they're engag'd--oh, no--they live, both live!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yet this I have deserv'd, all this, and more.
not any; not one
From this reading See they're engag'd--oh, no--they live, both live!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading See they're engag'd--oh, no--they live, both live!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Or._ (_drawing._) Swelling heart!
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading _As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See they're engag'd--oh, no--they live, both live!
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
From this reading _Or._ (_drawing._) Swelling heart!
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
From this reading _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See they're engag'd--oh, no--they live, both live!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet this I have deserv'd, all this, and more.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _As they prepare to fight, enter_ EMMELINA _hastily_.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet this I have deserv'd, all this, and more.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Em._ Lend me your swiftness, lightnings--'tis too late.
Chapter 3 of The Fatal Falsehood: A Tragedy. In Five Acts by Hannah More holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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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