Chapter 2 of The Revenge: A Tragedy is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Revenge: A Tragedy is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Alon._ No, on my soul. _Zan._ [_to Alon._] Then lose her. _Car._ Glorious spirit! Why, what a pang has he run through for this! By heaven, I envy him his agonies.
Chapter 2 of The Revenge: A Tragedy is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “agony” — intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
From this reading “By heaven, I envy him his agonies.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “By heaven, I envy him his agonies.”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “_Car._ Glorious spirit!”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “By heaven, I envy him his agonies.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “_Zan._ [_to Alon._] Then lose her.”
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading “Why, what a pang has he run through for this!”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “_Car._ Glorious spirit!”
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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apply thoroughly; think through
In this reading “Why, what a pang has he run through for this!”
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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 Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
plural of “agony” — intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
From this reading By heaven, I envy him his agonies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Alon._ No, on my soul.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By heaven, I envy him his agonies.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading _Car._ Glorious spirit!
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading By heaven, I envy him his agonies.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading _Car._ Glorious spirit!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading By heaven, I envy him his agonies.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Zan._ [_to Alon._] Then lose her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By heaven, I envy him his agonies.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By heaven, I envy him his agonies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By heaven, I envy him his agonies.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading _Zan._ [_to Alon._] Then lose her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Alon._ No, on my soul.
not any; not one
From this reading _Alon._ No, on my soul.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Alon._ No, on my soul.
a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading _Alon._ No, on my soul.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading _Car._ Glorious spirit!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Zan._ [_to Alon._] Then lose her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Zan._ [_to Alon._] Then lose her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, what a pang has he run through for this!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Zan._ [_to Alon._] Then lose her.
Chapter 2 of The Revenge: A Tragedy by Edward Young holds 379 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 2 holds 379 sentences of The Revenge: A Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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