Chapter 2 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 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 06 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English. How much shall I offer him, Pug? _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas. _Limb._ And, before George, you bid him fair. Look you, Mr Seignior, I will give you all these.
Chapter 2 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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propose a payment
From this reading “_Limb._ And, before George, you bid him fair.”
inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
From this reading “_Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.”
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading “_Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “_Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading “_Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.”
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading “How much shall I offer him, Pug?”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
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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 _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Look you, Mr Seignior, I will give you all these.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Limb._ And, before George, you bid him fair.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Limb._ And, before George, you bid him fair.
propose a payment
From this reading _Limb._ And, before George, you bid him fair.
inflected form of “bid” — propose a payment
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading _Limb._ And, before George, you bid him fair.
a boy or man
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading _Limb._ And, before George, you bid him fair.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Look you, Mr Seignior, I will give you all these.
plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How much shall I offer him, Pug?
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From this reading How much shall I offer him, Pug?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How much shall I offer him, Pug?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
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From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look you, Mr Seignior, I will give you all these.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Look you, Mr Seignior, I will give you all these.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much shall I offer him, Pug?
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading How much shall I offer him, Pug?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading How much shall I offer him, Pug?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
a man of rank in the ancient regime
From this reading Look you, Mr Seignior, I will give you all these.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How much shall I offer him, Pug?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Look you, Mr Seignior, I will give you all these.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading _Wood._ _Seignioro, non intendo Inglese._ _Limb._ This is a very dull fellow! he says, he does not intend English.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Trick._ If you will present me, I have bidden him ten guineas.
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