Chapter 5 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Phil. Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day. _Abd_. And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor. _Phil_.
Chapter 5 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.”
the act of conquering
From this reading “And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.”
be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading “And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.”
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading “And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.”
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From this reading _Abd_.
(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 I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
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From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
the act of conquering
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
a large number or amount
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
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From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
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From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
not any; not one
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
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From this reading _Phil.
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Alonzo_, hold, We two will be the Fate of this great Day.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading And I’ll forego all I’ve already won, And claim no Conquest; the whole heaps of Bodies, Which this Right-hand has slain, declare me Victor.
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