Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Enter _Olivia_, dress’d as before. _Oliv._ Fire! Fire! Fire! _Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?
Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Enter _Olivia_, dress’d as before.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter _Olivia_, dress’d as before.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “_Oliv._ Fire!”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “_Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?”
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Enter _Olivia_, dress’d as before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Enter _Olivia_, dress’d as before.
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From this reading Enter _Olivia_, dress’d as before.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter _Olivia_, dress’d as before.
start firing a weapon
From this reading _Oliv._ Fire!
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From this reading _Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading _Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?
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From this reading _Oliv._ Fire!
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From this reading Enter _Olivia_, dress’d as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Geo._ _Olivia’s_ Voice!--Ha! what art thou?
Chapter 20 of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV by Aphra Behn holds 381 sentences, grouped into 77 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 20 holds 381 sentences of The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume IV, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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