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Chapter 11 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Guil_. Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows. _Fran_. I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning. [_Going out_ Guil.
Chapter 11 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.”
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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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 I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
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From this reading _Fran_.
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From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
the act of departing
From this reading [_Going out_ Guil.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
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From this reading _Guil_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
the state of being honored
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_Going out_ Guil.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
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From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pages of Honour always;--these were stinted at nurse, or they had been good proper Fellows.
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am so frighted with this relation, that I must up to my Wife’s Chamber for a little of that strong Cordial that recovered her this morning.
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