Chapter 14 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Exeunt_ Delavil _and_ Prudentilla. Young Geraldine. We now are left alone. Wife. Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?
Chapter 14 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “We now are left alone.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?”
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 “We now are left alone.”
express in words
From this reading “Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Wife.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Young Geraldine.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading We now are left alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Exeunt_ Delavil _and_ Prudentilla.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We now are left alone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?
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From this reading [_Exeunt_ Delavil _and_ Prudentilla.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_ Delavil _and_ Prudentilla.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Young Geraldine.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?
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 We now are left alone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We now are left alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_ Delavil _and_ Prudentilla.
express in words
From this reading Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We now are left alone.
which person or people
From this reading Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, say we be, who should be jealous of us?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Wife.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Geraldine.
Chapter 14 of Thomas Heywood by Thomas Heywood 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 14 holds 390 sentences of Thomas Heywood, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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