Chapter 13 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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Chapter 13 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.
_Fran_. Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_? _Guz_. Murmuring again, thou Slave. _Fran.
Chapter 13 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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(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Murmuring again, thou Slave.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “Murmuring again, thou Slave.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?”
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
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anew
From this reading Murmuring again, thou Slave.
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From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
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From this reading _Fran_.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
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From this reading _Guz_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
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From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Murmuring again, thou Slave.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
term of address for a man
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Murmuring again, thou Slave.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Murmuring again, thou Slave.
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ay, Sir, I thank ye,--pray, under the Rose, how does my Wife please his Grace the Great _Turk_?
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