Chapter 27 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Cor_. Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_. These Arms that were design’d for soft Embraces? Sir _Sig_. Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
Chapter 27 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.”
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading “Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.”
plural of “embrace” — the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
From this reading “These Arms that were design’d for soft Embraces?”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.”
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading “Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.”
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading “Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
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From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
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From this reading _Cor_.
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From this reading These Arms that were design’d for soft Embraces?
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
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From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
plural of “embrace” — the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
From this reading These Arms that were design’d for soft Embraces?
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These Arms that were design’d for soft Embraces?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
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From this reading Sir _Sig_.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir _Sig_.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading These Arms that were design’d for soft Embraces?
carry out
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These Arms that were design’d for soft Embraces?
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From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These Arms that were design’d for soft Embraces?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These Arms that were design’d for soft Embraces?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
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From this reading Ay, and if my Tutor were not here, the Devil take him that wou’d hinder ‘em--and I think that’s civil, egad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why fly you not into my Arms, [_She approaching, he shunning_.
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