Chapter 22 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Cort_. Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find? _Alm_. Disordered words show a distempered mind. _Cort_.
Chapter 22 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?”
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading “Disordered words show a distempered mind.”
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Disordered words show a distempered mind.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?”
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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 Disordered words show a distempered mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Alm_.
react verbally
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cort_.
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading Disordered words show a distempered mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Disordered words show a distempered mind.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Disordered words show a distempered mind.
not any; not one
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Disordered words show a distempered mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
which person or people
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
the words that are spoken
From this reading Reason or wit no answer can invent: Of words confused who can the meaning find?
Chapter 22 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 by John Dryden holds 352 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 22 holds 352 sentences of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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