Chapter 19 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Gay_. Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L. _Ful_. Where had you Money, Sir? You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.
Chapter 19 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Where had you Money, Sir?”
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading “You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Where had you Money, Sir?”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.”
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 “be” used with “I”
From this reading You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.
a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
From this reading _Ful_.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading _Gay_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where had you Money, Sir?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Where had you Money, Sir?
not any; not one
From this reading You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.
term of address for a man
From this reading Where had you Money, Sir?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where had you Money, Sir?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Stay--why--I bought it, Madam-- L.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where had you Money, Sir?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see I am No Stranger to your Poverty.
Chapter 19 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Aphra Behn holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Chapter 19 holds 399 sentences of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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