Chapter 3 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Alon_. To me, Sir! _Phil_. Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake. Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
Chapter 3 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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take in liquids
From this reading “Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.”
someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
From this reading “Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.”
hellish
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading “Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Alon_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
take in liquids
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me, Sir!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Phil_.
someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
term of address for a man
From this reading To me, Sir!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
hellish
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
carry out
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take it--by Heaven, thoud’st pimp for him to my Mother-- Nay, and after that, give him another Sister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To me, Sir!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
an affirmative
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, yes, thou lovest him--therefore-- Nay, you shall drink it, tho ‘twere o’th’ _Stygian_ Lake.
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