Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir _Anth_. A most delicate Boy! I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health. [Aside. L.
Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on or to one side
From this reading “[Aside.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “A most delicate Boy!”
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “A most delicate Boy!”
let have
From this reading “I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.”
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading “I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.”
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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 A most delicate Boy!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
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From this reading Sir _Anth_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
on or to one side
From this reading [Aside.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
a youthful male person
From this reading A most delicate Boy!
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading A most delicate Boy!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
let have
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
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From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L.
bestow a quality on
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A most delicate Boy!
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From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir _Anth_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading I’ll warrant him as lend as the best of’em, God grant him Life and Health.
Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Aphra Behn holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 20 holds 390 sentences of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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