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Chapter 6 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_All._ Ay, let him die. Enter _Lodwick_ and _Leander_. _Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen? [_Lod._ reads the Bill. Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
Chapter 6 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “[_Lod._ reads the Bill.”
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “_Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen?”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.”
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading “[_Lod._ reads the Bill.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.”
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _All._ Ay, let him die.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter _Lodwick_ and _Leander_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All._ Ay, let him die.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading [_Lod._ reads the Bill.
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading _Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _All._ Ay, let him die.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter _Lodwick_ and _Leander_.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading _Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen?
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _All._ Ay, let him die.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading Enter _Lodwick_ and _Leander_.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _All._ Ay, let him die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter _Lodwick_ and _Leander_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
absolutely essential
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading [_Lod._ reads the Bill.
express in words
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Lod._ reads the Bill.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen?
an affirmative
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
but in spite of that
From this reading Sir _Pat._ Yes, Sir, and find it absolutely necessary for my Health, Sir, I shou’d be starv’d: and yet you say I am not sick, Sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Lod._ What, have you consulted without me, Gentlemen?
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