Chapter 18 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Trax_. To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_. Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate. [_She sets a dagger to_ MONTEZUMA'S _breast_. _Trax_.
Chapter 18 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “[_She sets a dagger to_ MONTEZUMA'S _breast_.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.”
respectful deference
From this reading “To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.”
have sovereign power
From this reading “To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “[_She sets a dagger to_ MONTEZUMA'S _breast_.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_She sets a dagger to_ MONTEZUMA'S _breast_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading [_She sets a dagger to_ MONTEZUMA'S _breast_.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading [_She sets a dagger to_ MONTEZUMA'S _breast_.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
respectful deference
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_She sets a dagger to_ MONTEZUMA'S _breast_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
on one occasion
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
have sovereign power
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading [_She sets a dagger to_ MONTEZUMA'S _breast_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_She sets a dagger to_ MONTEZUMA'S _breast_.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Trax_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Traxalla, stay-- 'Tis to my hand that he must owe his fate, I will revenge at once my love and hate.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To my new prince I thus my homage pay; Your reign is short, young king-- _Zemp_.
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Chapter 18 holds 353 sentences of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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