Chapter 30 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ Charmante. _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_. _Char_. reads. _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me. Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
Chapter 30 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a charred substance
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “_Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.”
to come or go into
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading “_She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.”
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading “_Char_. reads.”
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “_Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.”
plural of “snatch” — a small fragment
From this reading “_She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.”
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading “_She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.”
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 _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
a charred substance
From this reading _Char_. reads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ Charmante.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ Charmante.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.
plural of “snatch” — a small fragment
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
express in words
From this reading Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Out of a great Curiosity, A Shepherd this implor’d of me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _She hides the Tablet, he steps to her, and snatches it from her and reads_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell me, said he, my_ Bellemante, _Will you be kind to your_ Charmante?
Chapter 30 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Aphra Behn holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
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