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Chapter 4 of As You Like It is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Iaq. Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes. And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes. Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy. Wel, Ile end the song.
Chapter 4 of As You Like It is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
From this reading “Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.”
come together
From this reading “Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Wel, Ile end the song.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.”
plural of “render” — a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
From this reading “And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “Wel, Ile end the song.”
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
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From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
come together
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Wel, Ile end the song.
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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
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From this reading Iaq.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
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From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
plural of “render” — a substance similar to stucco but exclusively applied to masonry walls
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
deliver by singing
From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Wel, Ile end the song.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
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From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wel, Ile end the song.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
at the time that
From this reading And when a man thankes me hartily, me thinkes I haue giuen him a penie, and he renders me the beggerly thankes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well then, if euer I thanke any man, Ile thanke you: but that they cal complement is like th' encounter of two dog-Apes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come sing; and you that wil not hold your tongues Amy.
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