Chapter 6 of The Old Bachelor: A Comedy is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Old Bachelor: A Comedy is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIR JO. Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t. BLUFF. You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note. Go, and bring it me hither.
Chapter 6 of The Old Bachelor: A Comedy is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “BLUFF.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “Go, and bring it me hither.”
a brief written record
From this reading “You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.”
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anew
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading BLUFF.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Go, and bring it me hither.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.
a boy or man
From this reading Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Go, and bring it me hither.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR JO.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
a brief written record
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR JO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading Ay, ay, poor fellow; he ventured fair for’t.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have disobliged me in it—for I have occasion for the money, and if you would look me in the face again and live, go, and force him to redeliver you the note.
Chapter 6 of The Old Bachelor: A Comedy by William Congreve holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
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