Chapter 12 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Fran_. Is she dead? That wou’d be some comfort. 1st _Turk_. No, she’s alive, and in good hands.
Chapter 12 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “No, she’s alive, and in good hands.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “That wou’d be some comfort.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Is she dead?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “No, she’s alive, and in good hands.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “No, she’s alive, and in good hands.”
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
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From this reading 1st _Turk_.
possessing life
From this reading No, she’s alive, and in good hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No, she’s alive, and in good hands.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That wou’d be some comfort.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading That wou’d be some comfort.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Is she dead?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fran_.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading No, she’s alive, and in good hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading No, she’s alive, and in good hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No, she’s alive, and in good hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is she dead?
not any; not one
From this reading No, she’s alive, and in good hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is she dead?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, she’s alive, and in good hands.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That wou’d be some comfort.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That wou’d be some comfort.
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading 1st _Turk_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That wou’d be some comfort.
Chapter 12 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Aphra Behn holds 387 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.
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