Chapter 2 of The Love-chase is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Love-chase is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_W. Green_. Such as what? As ladies' favours? _Sir Wil_. 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
Chapter 2 of The Love-chase is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.”
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “As ladies' favours?”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “As ladies' favours?”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.”
term of address for a man
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such as what?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading As ladies' favours?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading _W. Green_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading As ladies' favours?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Sir Wil_.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such as what?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _W. Green_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Pon my life, I feel As I were like to sink into the earth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Such as what?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sir Wil_.
Chapter 2 of The Love-chase by James Sheridan Knowles holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 407 sentences of The Love-chase, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Love-chase by James Sheridan Knowles exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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