Chapter 7 of The Way of the World is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Way of the World is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIR WIL. How, fellow-traveller? You shall go by yourself then. MIRA. Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.
Chapter 7 of The Way of the World is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.”
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading “Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You shall go by yourself then.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “SIR WIL.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You shall go by yourself then.”
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You shall go by yourself then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How, fellow-traveller?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You shall go by yourself then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How, fellow-traveller?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIRA.
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading Let me be pitied first, and afterwards forgotten.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall go by yourself then.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR WIL.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You shall go by yourself then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR WIL.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall go by yourself then.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You shall go by yourself then.
Chapter 7 of The Way of the World by William Congreve holds 281 sentences, grouped into 57 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 7 holds 281 sentences of The Way of the World, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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