Chapter 26 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Flo_. Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described. _Cel_. Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another. _Flo_.
Chapter 26 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 02 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cel_.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Flo_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why then we are agreed already: I am as kind and coming as you, for the heart of you: I knew, at first, we two were good for nothing but one another.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ev'n she, at your service; the same kind and coming Florimel, you have described.
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