Chapter 24 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 396 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 24 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Phi_. Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do? _Alcan_. Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object. _Phi_.
Chapter 24 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.”
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.”
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading “Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.”
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From this reading Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do?
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From this reading _Alcan_.
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From this reading Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do?
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
dearly loved
From this reading Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
engage in
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do?
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
From this reading _Phi_.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, dear _Alcander_, what would’st have me do?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do that which may preserve you; Do that which every Man in love would do; Make it your business to possess the object.
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