Chapter 10 of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT V. SCENE I. _The same. A Room in_ ARCHIDAMUS'_s House_. _Enter_ ARCHIDAMUS _and_ CLEORA. _Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.
Chapter 10 of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “ACT V. SCENE I.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.”
to come or go into
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “A Room in_ ARCHIDAMUS'_s House_.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “_The same.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “ACT V. SCENE I.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “_Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Room in_ ARCHIDAMUS'_s House_.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT V. SCENE I.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ ARCHIDAMUS _and_ CLEORA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Room in_ ARCHIDAMUS'_s House_.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ ARCHIDAMUS _and_ CLEORA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ ARCHIDAMUS _and_ CLEORA.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A Room in_ ARCHIDAMUS'_s House_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACT V. SCENE I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Room in_ ARCHIDAMUS'_s House_.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading _Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A Room in_ ARCHIDAMUS'_s House_.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A Room in_ ARCHIDAMUS'_s House_.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _The same.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading ACT V. SCENE I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The same.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading _Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Archid._ Thou art thine own disposer.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading ACT V. SCENE I.
Chapter 10 of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I by Philip Massinger holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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 10 holds 376 sentences of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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