Chapter 5 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence. _Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones. With your good leave.-- [_Goes in._ _Brain._ Thou hast it, boy. Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England. _Tan ta ra ra ra, ra ra!
Chapter 5 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
large but transportable armament
From this reading “_Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.”
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “_Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones.”
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “_Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones.”
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading “_Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “With your good leave.-- [_Goes in._ _Brain._ Thou hast it, boy.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.”
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
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.
(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 _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
large but transportable armament
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading _Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones.
a youthful male person
From this reading With your good leave.-- [_Goes in._ _Brain._ Thou hast it, boy.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading _Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones.
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading _Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
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 Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading With your good leave.-- [_Goes in._ _Brain._ Thou hast it, boy.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading With your good leave.-- [_Goes in._ _Brain._ Thou hast it, boy.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading With your good leave.-- [_Goes in._ _Brain._ Thou hast it, boy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With your good leave.-- [_Goes in._ _Brain._ Thou hast it, boy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
go away from a place
From this reading With your good leave.-- [_Goes in._ _Brain._ Thou hast it, boy.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
not any; not one
From this reading _Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
From this reading _Tan ta ra ra ra, ra ra!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
From this reading _Tan ta ra ra ra, ra ra!
a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun
From this reading _Tan ta ra ra ra, ra ra!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading With your good leave.-- [_Goes in._ _Brain._ Thou hast it, boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Brain._ He shall have it, with all the artillery of eloquence.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading _Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Turn to him, madam; to her Woodall: and St George for merry England.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Wood._ Ay, ay; your figure breaks no bones.
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