Chapter 5 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here? You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of. _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient. 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child. _Page._ She is no match for you.
Chapter 5 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “_Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?”
having made preparations
From this reading “You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.”
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading “You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “_Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “_Page._ She is no match for you.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “_Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “_Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “_Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?”
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From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.
a young person of either sex
From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.
a female human offspring
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
having made preparations
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Page._ She is no match for you.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.
follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading _Page._ She is no match for you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 70 _Mrs Page._ Good Master Fenton, come not to my child.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
an old word for “no”
From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.
not any; not one
From this reading _Page._ She is no match for you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Fent._ Nay, Master Page, be not impatient.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Page._ She is no match for you.
term of address for a man
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
not in physical motion
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Page._ Now, Master Slender: love him, daughter Anne.-- Why, how now! what does Master Fenton here?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house: I told you, sir, my daughter is disposed of.
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