Chapter 4 of The Works of Henry Fielding, vol. 12 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Works of Henry Fielding, vol. 12 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick: Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night. Lee also uses this charming word: Love's the drunkenness of the mind.--_Gloriana_. ] _Queen_.
Chapter 4 of The Works of Henry Fielding, vol. 12 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.”
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading “Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:”
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
From this reading “Love's the drunkenness of the mind.--_Gloriana_.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Lee also uses this charming word:”
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Love's the drunkenness of the mind.--_Gloriana_.”
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
From this reading “Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “Lee also uses this charming word:”
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in addition
From this reading Lee also uses this charming word:
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Lee also uses this charming word:
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
From this reading Love's the drunkenness of the mind.--_Gloriana_.
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From this reading Love's the drunkenness of the mind.--_Gloriana_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Lee also uses this charming word:
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Love's the drunkenness of the mind.--_Gloriana_.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Love's the drunkenness of the mind.--_Gloriana_.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Love's the drunkenness of the mind.--_Gloriana_.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading ] _Queen_.
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:
determined
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
From this reading Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love's the drunkenness of the mind.--_Gloriana_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Lee also uses this charming word:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Merry, my lord, o' th' captain's humour right, I am resolved to be dead drunk to-night.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr Tate dresses up King Arthur's resolution in heroick:
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading Lee also uses this charming word:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Lee also uses this charming word:
Chapter 4 of The Works of Henry Fielding, vol. 12 by Henry Fielding holds 382 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.
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