Chapter 18 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir _Feeb_. And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends. Where’s Sir _Cautious_, where’s Sir _Cautious_? _Bred_. Sir _Cautious_--Sir, in Bed.
Chapter 18 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Sir _Cautious_--Sir, in Bed.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.”
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
showing careful forethought
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir _Feeb_.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Sir _Cautious_--Sir, in Bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading _Bred_.
showing careful forethought
From this reading Where’s Sir _Cautious_, where’s Sir _Cautious_?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir _Feeb_.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir _Cautious_--Sir, in Bed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir _Feeb_.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where’s Sir _Cautious_, where’s Sir _Cautious_?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And I thought to have been fighting with some of my Friends.
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