Chapter 17 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
+ACT IV: Scene i+ p. 279, l. 12 _Priests._ 4to 1690 ‘Priest.’ +ACT IV: Scene ii+ p. 289. l.
Chapter 17 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “+ACT IV: Scene i+ p.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “12 _Priests._ 4to 1690 ‘Priest.’”
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “+ACT IV: Scene i+ p.”
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From this reading 12 _Priests._ 4to 1690 ‘Priest.’
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From this reading 12 _Priests._ 4to 1690 ‘Priest.’
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From this reading 279, l.
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From this reading 289. l.
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From this reading 12 _Priests._ 4to 1690 ‘Priest.’
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading +ACT IV: Scene i+ p.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading +ACT IV: Scene i+ p.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading +ACT IV: Scene ii+ p.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading +ACT IV: Scene i+ p.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading 279, l.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading +ACT IV: Scene i+ p.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading 12 _Priests._ 4to 1690 ‘Priest.’
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading 12 _Priests._ 4to 1690 ‘Priest.’
the place where some action occurs
From this reading +ACT IV: Scene i+ p.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 12 _Priests._ 4to 1690 ‘Priest.’
Chapter 17 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV by Aphra Behn holds 325 sentences, grouped into 65 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.
Chapter 17 holds 325 sentences of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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