Chapter 1 of The Lady of Pleasure is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Lady of Pleasure is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Note: Images of the original pages, originally obtained from the HathiTrust Digital Library, are available through the Google Books Library Project. See http://www.google.com/books?id=WVI6AQAAMAAJ THE LADY OF PLEASVRE. As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane. Written by _James Shirly_. Persons of the Comedy.
Chapter 1 of The Lady of Pleasure is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “Persons of the Comedy.”
displaying numbers rather than scale positions
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a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading “See http://www.google.com/books?id=WVI6AQAAMAAJ THE LADY OF PLEASVRE.”
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
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in an original manner
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communicate vividly
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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 “As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.”
In this reading “Note: Images of the original pages, originally obtained from the HathiTrust Digital Library, are available through the Google Books Library Project.”
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
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Bound written or printed works.
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showing who or what does the action
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light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading Persons of the Comedy.
displaying numbers rather than scale positions
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From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http://www.google.com/books?id=WVI6AQAAMAAJ THE LADY OF PLEASVRE.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
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plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
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a polite name for any woman
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a narrow way or road
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
a room where books are kept
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From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
a brief written record
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past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
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in an original manner
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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Persons of the Comedy.
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confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
communicate vividly
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
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From this reading Written by _James Shirly_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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from one end or side of something to the other
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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it was Acted by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in _Drury_ Lane.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Written by _James Shirly_.
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computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol
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Chapter 1 of The Lady of Pleasure by James Shirley holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 388 sentences of The Lady of Pleasure, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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