Chapter 10 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Adr._ Unheard-of monster! eldest-born of hell! Down, to thy primitive flame. [_Stabs_ CREON. _Cre._ Help, soldiers, help; Revenge me. _Adr._ More; yet more; a thousand wounds!
Chapter 10 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 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.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “Down, to thy primitive flame.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “_Adr._ Unheard-of monster! eldest-born of hell!”
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading “_Adr._ Unheard-of monster! eldest-born of hell!”
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading “Down, to thy primitive flame.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “_Cre._ Help, soldiers, help; Revenge me.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “_Cre._ Help, soldiers, help; Revenge me.”
plural of “stab” — a sudden sharp feeling
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “_Adr._ More; yet more; a thousand wounds!”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Adr._ More; yet more; a thousand wounds!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Adr._ Unheard-of monster! eldest-born of hell!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cre._ Help, soldiers, help; Revenge me.
(Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus
From this reading [_Stabs_ CREON.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down, to thy primitive flame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Adr._ Unheard-of monster! eldest-born of hell!
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Down, to thy primitive flame.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading _Adr._ Unheard-of monster! eldest-born of hell!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading _Cre._ Help, soldiers, help; Revenge me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Cre._ Help, soldiers, help; Revenge me.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading _Adr._ Unheard-of monster! eldest-born of hell!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Adr._ More; yet more; a thousand wounds!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Adr._ Unheard-of monster! eldest-born of hell!
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading Down, to thy primitive flame.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading _Cre._ Help, soldiers, help; Revenge me.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading _Cre._ Help, soldiers, help; Revenge me.
plural of “stab” — a sudden sharp feeling
From this reading [_Stabs_ CREON.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading _Adr._ More; yet more; a thousand wounds!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Down, to thy primitive flame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down, to thy primitive flame.
previously unknown
From this reading _Adr._ Unheard-of monster! eldest-born of hell!
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading _Adr._ More; yet more; a thousand wounds!
but in spite of that
From this reading _Adr._ More; yet more; a thousand wounds!
Chapter 10 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 by John Dryden holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 10 holds 390 sentences of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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