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Chapter 23 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Org. Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee. _Er_. Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind. [_Sighs_.
Chapter 23 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.”
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading _Er_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
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From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
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From this reading _Org.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading [_Sighs_.
term of address for a man
From this reading Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
but in spite of that
From this reading Alas, Sir, there is something yet behind.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Erminia_, thou art young, and canst not see The advantage of the Fortune offer’d thee.
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