Chapter 24 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 18 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 18 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MRS STEWARD. MADAM, Nov. 23d, 1698. To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours. I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
Chapter 24 of The Works of John Dryden, Now First Collected — Volume 18 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.”
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “MADAM, Nov.”
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.”
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading “I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “TO MRS STEWARD.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.”
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In this reading “I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.”
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From this reading 23d, 1698.
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From this reading 23d, 1698.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
plural of “acknowledgment” — the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
(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 I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 23d, 1698.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
plural of “favour” — a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
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From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
a woman of refinement
From this reading MADAM, Nov.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading TO MRS STEWARD.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading MADAM, Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading TO MRS STEWARD.
carry out
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MRS STEWARD.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
which person or people
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am always on the receiving hand; and you, who have been pleas’d to be troubled so long with my bad company, in stead of forgiveing, which is all I could expect, will turn it to a kindness on my side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading To take acknowledgments of favours for favours done you, is onely yours.
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