Chapter 5 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Dia_. Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me? Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love? _Cel_. How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
Chapter 5 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get the meaning of something
From this reading “Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?”
self-consciously timid
From this reading “Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?”
an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
get the meaning of something
From this reading Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?
self-consciously timid
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
a youthful male person
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cel_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition
From this reading _Dia_.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
not any; not one
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading How in an instant thou hast chill’d my Blood, And made me know no Woman can be good?
but in spite of that
From this reading Fair bashful Boy, hast thou the Power to move, And yet not know the Bus’ness of thy Love?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Art thou so young, thou canst not apprehend me?
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