Chapter 2 of The Romance of a Princess: A Comedy is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Romance of a Princess: A Comedy is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set. And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself. ACT III. _Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum. At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.
Chapter 2 of The Romance of a Princess: A Comedy is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “_Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.”
an opening that permits escape or release
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “_Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.”
a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
From this reading “At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.”
be obedient to
From this reading “And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “_Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.”
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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 _Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT III.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading _Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading [_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading _Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set.
temporary military shelter
From this reading At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ACT III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set.
a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
From this reading At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading [_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading [_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading _Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.
be obedient to
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading _Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading [_Exit, left._] _Etta._ I fear his mind is set.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Scene.—A clearing in the forest near Aquisgranum.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading At the back, amid trees, a charcoal-burner's hut and a kiln.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
which person or people
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And what can change whom all obey?—who has So changed himself.
Chapter 2 of The Romance of a Princess: A Comedy by Amy Redpath Roddick holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
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