Chapter I
A COMEDY. Persons Represented in the Play. Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_. Don Jamie, _younger Brother to_ Don Henrique. Bartolus, _a covetous Lawyer Husband to_ Amaranta.
The Spanish Curate: A Comedy
Chapter I
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A
COMEDY.
Persons
Represented
in
the
Play.
Don
Henrique,
_an
uxorious
Lord,
cruel
to
his
Brother_.
Don
Jamie,
_younger
Brother
to_
Don
Henrique.
Bartolus,
_a
covetous
Lawyer
Husband
to_
Amaranta.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A
COMEDY.
Line 2
Persons
Represented
in
the
Play.
Line 3
Don
Henrique,
_an
uxorious
Lord,
cruel
to
his
Brother_.
Line 4
Don
Jamie,
_younger
Brother
to_
Don
Henrique.
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Bartolus,
_a
covetous
Lawyer
Husband
to_
Amaranta.
Learner Dictionary
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Cruel
adjective
US /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COMEDY.
Amaranta
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From this reading Bartolus, _a covetous Lawyer Husband to_ Amaranta.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.
Bartolus
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From this reading Bartolus, _a covetous Lawyer Husband to_ Amaranta.
Brother
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From this reading Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.
COMEDY
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From this reading A COMEDY.
covetous
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From this reading Bartolus, _a covetous Lawyer Husband to_ Amaranta.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.
Don
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From this reading Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.
Henrique
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From this reading Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.
Husband
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From this reading Bartolus, _a covetous Lawyer Husband to_ Amaranta.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
Jamie
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From this reading Don Jamie, _younger Brother to_ Don Henrique.
Lawyer
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From this reading Bartolus, _a covetous Lawyer Husband to_ Amaranta.
Lord
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From this reading Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.
Persons
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From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
Play
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From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
Represented
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From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.
uxorious
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From this reading Don Henrique, _an uxorious Lord, cruel to his Brother_.
younger
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From this reading Don Jamie, _younger Brother to_ Don Henrique.