Chapter 2 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 03 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 03 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Mill._ In Grays-Inn walks. _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him! O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying! _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects. _Mill._ But stay not long away.
Chapter 2 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 03 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something acquired without compensation
From this reading “O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!”
move about in a confused manner
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “_Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.”
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading “_Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.”
plural of “suspect” — someone who is under suspicion
From this reading “_Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “_Mill._ In Grays-Inn walks.”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _Mill._ But stay not long away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Mill._ But stay not long away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
something acquired without compensation
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mill._ In Grays-Inn walks.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Mill._ In Grays-Inn walks.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _Mill._ But stay not long away.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
come together
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading _Mill._ In Grays-Inn walks.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Mill._ But stay not long away.
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 O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
(Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
term of address for a man
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _Mill._ But stay not long away.
plural of “suspect” — someone who is under suspicion
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading _Mill._ In Grays-Inn walks.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading _Warn._ By this light, she has put the change upon him!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Sir John._ For this evening I will be his mistress; he shall meet another Penelope than he suspects.
women as distinguished from men
From this reading O sweet womankind, how I love thee for that heavenly gift of lying!
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