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The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14
The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14 is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ARGUMENT.
_King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.
Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._
And thou, O matron of immortal fame!
Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.
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The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14 is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ARGUMENT.
/ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
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_King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.
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Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._
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And thou, O matron of immortal fame!
/ənd ðaʊ oʊ ˈmeɪtrən ʌv ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl feɪm/
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Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

Learner Dictionary

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.

commanders noun US /kəˈmændərz/

plural of “commander” — an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading “Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._”

engages verb US /enˈɡeɪdʒɪz/

third-person singular of “engage” — carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading “Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._”

entertains verb US /ˌentərˈteɪnz/

third-person singular of “entertain” — provide entertainment for

From this reading “_King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.”

heiress noun US /ˈerəs/

a female heir

From this reading “_King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.”

infancy noun US /ˈɪnfənsi/

the early stage of growth or development

From this reading “Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.”

Juno noun US /ˈdʒuːnoʊ/

(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera

From this reading “Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._”

matron noun US /ˈmeɪtrən/

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading “And thou, O matron of immortal fame!”

treaty noun US /ˈtriːti/

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

From this reading “Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

engages in verb + particle counted as “engage in”

In this reading “Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._”

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Alectonoun

one of the three Furies

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

ARGUMENTnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading ARGUMENT.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

breaksnounUS /breɪks/

plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

Caieta

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From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

Camilla

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From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

commandersnounUS /kəˈmændərz/

plural of “commander” — an officer in command of a military unit

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

crownnounUS /kraʊn/

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

engagesverbUS /enˈɡeɪdʒɪz/

third-person singular of “engage” — carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

entertainsverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪnz/

third-person singular of “entertain” — provide entertainment for

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

famenounUS /feɪm/

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading And thou, O matron of immortal fame!

favoured

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

forcesnounUS /ˈfɔːrsɪz/

plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

heiressnounUS /ˈerəs/

a female heir

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading And thou, O matron of immortal fame!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

infancynounUS /ˈɪnfənsi/

the early stage of growth or development

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

JunonounUS /ˈdʒuːnoʊ/

(Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

Latinus

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From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

Lavinia

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From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

matronnounUS /ˈmeɪtrən/

a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified

From this reading And thou, O matron of immortal fame!

Messapus

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From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

Mezentius

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From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

namesnounUS /neɪmz/

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

neighbouringverbUS /ˈneɪbərɪŋ/

-ing form of “neighbour” — live or be located as a neighbor

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

nurseverbUS /nɜːrs/

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading And thou, O matron of immortal fame!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

particularlyadverbUS /ˌpɑːrˈtɪkjələrli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

princesnounUS /ˈprɪnsəz/

plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

promisesnounUS /ˈprɑːməsəz/

plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry dispute

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

relatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈleɪtɪd/

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading And thou, O matron of immortal fame!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Here dying, to the shore hast left thy name; Caieta still the place is called from thee, The nurse of great Æneas' infancy.

treatynounUS /ˈtriːti/

a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

Turnus

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From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Turnus, being in love with her, favoured by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Alecto, breaks the treaty which was made, and engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many other of the neighbouring princes; whose forces, and the names of their commanders, are particularly related._

Æneas

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From this reading _King Latinus entertains Æneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown.

Chapter 12 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14 by John Dryden holds 331 sentences, grouped into 67 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.

What does chapter 12 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14 contain?

Chapter 12 holds 331 sentences of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14 by John Dryden exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 331 sentences, grouped into 67 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 12 of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14?

Work through the 67 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Questions about reading The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14

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About 378 minutes of reading across 908 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14

Words and structures a reader meets early in The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Eighteen
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Volumes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Walter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Scott
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The works of John Dryden, now first collected — Volume 14; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.