Chapter 8 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 03 is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 03 is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Mir._ 'Beseech you, father. _Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment. _Mir._ Sir, have pity! I'll be his surety! _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
Chapter 8 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 03 is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading “_Mir._ 'Beseech you, father.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “_Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!”
an article of clothing
From this reading “_Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “_Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “_Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!”
for this reason
From this reading “_Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “_Mir._ Sir, have pity!”
something clearly established
From this reading “I'll be his surety!”
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.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'll be his surety!
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading _Mir._ 'Beseech you, father.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Mir._ 'Beseech you, father.
an article of clothing
From this reading _Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading _Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Mir._ Sir, have pity!
for this reason
From this reading _Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I'll be his surety!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll be his surety!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
engage in
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mir._ 'Beseech you, father.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading _Mir._ Sir, have pity!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Prosp._ Hence: Hang not on my garment.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
term of address for a man
From this reading _Mir._ Sir, have pity!
something clearly established
From this reading I'll be his surety!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading _Prosp._ Silence! one word more Shall make me chide thee, if not hate thee: What!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Mir._ 'Beseech you, father.
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