Chapter 24 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
2nd Luce. Mistress! Wise-woman. One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long. [Gratiana _withdraws, exeunt the others_.
Chapter 24 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.”
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading “2nd Luce.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Mistress!”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.”
third-person singular of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.”
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From this reading 2nd Luce.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Gratiana _withdraws, exeunt the others_.
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From this reading [Gratiana _withdraws, exeunt the others_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
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 One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading 2nd Luce.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Mistress!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Gratiana _withdraws, exeunt the others_.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Gratiana _withdraws, exeunt the others_.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wise-woman.
third-person singular of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading [Gratiana _withdraws, exeunt the others_.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One calls, sweet lady; I shall do you wrong, But pray you think my little stay not long.
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