William Wycherley [Four Plays]

Chapter XIV

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_Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

_Alith._ For your sake I hate him.

_Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.

_Spark._ Ay indeed, madam, too, too cruel to me, to hate my friend for my sake.

_Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

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William Wycherley [Four Plays]

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of William Wycherley [Four Plays] is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

_Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

Line 2

_Alith._ For your sake I hate him.

Line 3

_Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.

Line 4

_Spark._ Ay indeed, madam, too, too cruel to me, to hate my friend for my sake.

Line 5

_Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

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cruel adjective US /ˈkruːəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading “_Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.”

enemy noun US /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading “_Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.”

hate noun US /heɪt/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading “_Alith._ For your sake I hate him.”

lucy noun US /ˈluːsi/

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading “_Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.”

madam noun US /ˈmædəm/

a woman of refinement

From this reading “_Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.”

reconciled adjective US /ˈrekənsaɪld/

made compatible or consistent

From this reading “_Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.”

sake noun US /seɪk/

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading “_Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.”

Spark noun US /spɑːrk/

a momentary flash of light

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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

dear madam adjective + noun

In this reading “_Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.”

other side adjective + noun

In this reading “_Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.”

making love noun + noun

sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people

In this reading “_Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.”

too cruel adverb + adjective

In this reading “_Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.”

for making preposition + noun

In this reading “_Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.”

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Alith

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From this reading _Alith._ For your sake I hate him.

ALITHEA

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From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

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

From this reading _Spark._ Ay indeed, madam, too, too cruel to me, to hate my friend for my sake.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading _Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading _Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading _Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _Spark._ Ay indeed, madam, too, too cruel to me, to hate my friend for my sake.

Har

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From this reading _Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.

HARCOURT

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From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

hatenounUS /heɪt/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading _Alith._ For your sake I hate him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading _Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Alith._ For your sake I hate him.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading _Spark._ Ay indeed, madam, too, too cruel to me, to hate my friend for my sake.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading _Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

LUCYnounUS /ˈluːsi/

incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

madamnounUS /ˈmædəm/

a woman of refinement

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading _Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading _Alith._ I hate him because he is your enemy; and you ought to hate him too, for making love to me, if you love me.

Re-enterverb

enter again

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

reconciledadjectiveUS /ˈrekənsaɪld/

made compatible or consistent

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

sakenounUS /seɪk/

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading _Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.

SparknounUS /spɑːrk/

a momentary flash of light

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

SPARKISH

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From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

That's

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

From this reading _Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Har._ That's something too cruel, madam, to hate me for his sake.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Re-enter_ SPARKISH, HARCOURT, ALITHEA, _and_ LUCY, _at the other side._ _Spark._ Come, dear madam, for my sake you shall be reconciled to him.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Alith._ For your sake I hate him.

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