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Chapter 14 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all. Hah, my Uncle! He must not see me here. [_Throws his Cloke over his Face_. Sir _Tim_.
Chapter 14 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “_Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.”
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “_Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “_Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.”
to come or go into
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “_Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.”
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “_Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Hah, my Uncle!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Throws his Cloke over his Face_.
travel across or pass over
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
a quad with a square body
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading [_Throws his Cloke over his Face_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hah, my Uncle!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must not see me here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He must not see me here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Throws his Cloke over his Face_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He must not see me here.
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From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must not see me here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hah, my Uncle!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He must not see me here.
above and across; more than
From this reading [_Throws his Cloke over his Face_.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He must not see me here.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
From this reading [_Throws his Cloke over his Face_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir _Tim_.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter People cross the Stage, as from Church; amongst ‘em Sir_ Anthony Meriwill, _follow’d by Sir_ Timothy Treat-all.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Hah, my Uncle!
Chapter 14 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Aphra Behn holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
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