Chapter 13 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ HIPPOLITO. _Hip_. My lord! _Gons_. Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
Chapter 13 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.”
third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.”
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ HIPPOLITO.
third-person singular of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
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From this reading _Gons_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading _Hip_.
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From this reading _Enter_ HIPPOLITO.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My lord!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lord!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
with speed
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
express in words
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Quickly go find Don Roderick out: Tell him, the lady Julia will be walking On the broad rock, that lies beside the port, And there expects to see him instantly.
Chapter 13 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 by John Dryden holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 13 holds 351 sentences of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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