Chapter 13 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ors_. If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’. Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands. _King_. Art thou _Orsames_?
Chapter 13 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’.”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.
an opposing military force
From this reading Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _King_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ors_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading If thou be’st he that art _Orsames’.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Enemy, I do demand a Sister at thy Hands.
Chapter 13 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Aphra Behn holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 13 holds 394 sentences of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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