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Chapter 6 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ Queen _and_ Elvira. _Qu. Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor? Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices? Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
Chapter 6 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “altar” — the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading “Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?”
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?”
temporary living quarters
From this reading “Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?”
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading “Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?”
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?”
plural of “sacrifice” — the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?”
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(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 Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
plural of “altar” — the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ Queen _and_ Elvira.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
plural of “beauty” — the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ Queen _and_ Elvira.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ Queen _and_ Elvira.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
temporary living quarters
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Qu.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading _Enter_ Queen _and_ Elvira.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
possessing material wealth
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
plural of “sacrifice” — the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
the season of growth
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Elvira_, hast thou drest my Lodgings up, Fit to receive my Moor?
at the time that
From this reading Are they all gay, as Altars, when some Monarch Is there to offer up rich Sacrifices?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hast thou strew’d all the Floor his Feet must press, With the soft new-born Beauties of the Spring?
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