Chapter 1 of The Follies of Love is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Follies of Love is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I. Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century. Dawn. (Jenny enters following Arabella.) Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
Chapter 1 of The Follies of Love is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.”
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.”
an evil supernatural being
From this reading “Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?”
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “(Jenny enters following Arabella.)”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.”
cause friction
From this reading “CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.”
plural of “tug” — a sudden abrupt pull
From this reading “Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?”
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From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
a period of 100 years
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
the first light of day
From this reading Dawn.
an evil supernatural being
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading (Jenny enters following Arabella.)
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading (Jenny enters following Arabella.)
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
cause friction
From this reading CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scene: Outside a country house at the end of the 17th century.
plural of “tug” — a sudden abrupt pull
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
at the time that
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading CHARACTERS: Albert Worthy Arabella Jenny Scratch ACT I.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jenny Why, when every one else is sleeping, what demon, if you please, tugs you by the ear and makes you go up and out so early?
Chapter 1 of The Follies of Love by Jean-François Regnard holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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 1 holds 489 sentences of The Follies of Love, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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