Chapter 3 of The Romance of a Princess: A Comedy is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Romance of a Princess: A Comedy is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword. _David._ Nay, nay, Goliath, we'll Consult my mother. _Charles._ Thy Mother? _David._ Ay, my Mother. Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
Chapter 3 of The Romance of a Princess: A Comedy is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get or ask advice from
From this reading “_David._ Nay, nay, Goliath, we'll Consult my mother.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
flagstones collectively
From this reading “Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.”
(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
From this reading “_David._ Nay, nay, Goliath, we'll Consult my mother.”
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading “Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.”
attend a dance or a party without a female companion
From this reading “Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.”
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.”
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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 Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _David._ Ay, my Mother.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading _Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword.
get or ask advice from
From this reading _David._ Nay, nay, Goliath, we'll Consult my mother.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading _David._ Nay, nay, Goliath, we'll Consult my mother.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
flagstones collectively
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
(Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot
From this reading _David._ Nay, nay, Goliath, we'll Consult my mother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _David._ Nay, nay, Goliath, we'll Consult my mother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword.
an old word for “no”
From this reading _David._ Nay, nay, Goliath, we'll Consult my mother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
inflected form of “pet” — stroke or caress gently
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading _Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword.
attend a dance or a party without a female companion
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading _Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Charles._ Before thou fad'st in space, Return my sword.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Charles._ Thy Mother?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading Her favoured stag, the one she trained and petted, Came flagging home to die, a pool of blood Around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _David._ Nay, nay, Goliath, we'll Consult my mother.
Chapter 3 of The Romance of a Princess: A Comedy by Amy Redpath Roddick holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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