Chapter 13 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow! _Nest._ How he describes himself! [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent. _Nest._ Wherefore are you? He is not envious, as Achilles is.
Chapter 13 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 06 is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad
From this reading “He is not envious, as Achilles is.”
a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “[_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.”
third-person singular of “chide” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading “[_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.”
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “[_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.”
third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading “_Nest._ How he describes himself!”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “He is not envious, as Achilles is.”
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading “_Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!”
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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 _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad
From this reading He is not envious, as Achilles is.
a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Nest._ Wherefore are you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is not envious, as Achilles is.
on or to one side
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
third-person singular of “chide” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading _Nest._ How he describes himself!
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading He is not envious, as Achilles is.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
a boy or man
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Nest._ How he describes himself!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
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From this reading _Nest._ How he describes himself!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading _Nest._ How he describes himself!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is not envious, as Achilles is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
marked by absence of sound
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Aside._ _Ulys._ The crow chides blackness: [_Aside._]--Here is a man,--but 'tis before his face, and therefore I am silent.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading _Nest._ Wherefore are you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Ajax._ An he be proud with me, I'll cure his pride; a paultry insolent fellow!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Nest._ Wherefore are you?
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