Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sir _Feeb_. You are not mad, Brother. Sir _Cau_. No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_. What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?
Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 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.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “You are not mad, Brother.”
deem to be
From this reading “No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.”
roused to anger
From this reading “You are not mad, Brother.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir _Feeb_.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are not mad, Brother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading You are not mad, Brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir _Cau_.
deem to be
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
a man whose wife committed adultery
From this reading What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir _Feeb_.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
roused to anger
From this reading You are not mad, Brother.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
not any; not one
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are not mad, Brother.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir _Feeb_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading What, whether you shall be a Cuckold or not?
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading No, but I’m wise--and that’s as good; let me consider.-- Sir _Feeb_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are not mad, Brother.
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