Chapter 3 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10 is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10 is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ Æcius _and_ Phidias. And so I'le keep my self. Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd. _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd? Are ye turn'd Merchant?
Chapter 3 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 04 of 10 is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading “Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.”
to come or go into
the state of being honored
From this reading “Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “_Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?”
one who suffers for the sake of principle
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “Are ye turn'd Merchant?”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “And so I'le keep my self.”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ Æcius _and_ Phidias.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are ye turn'd Merchant?
harass with persistent criticism or carping
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ Æcius _and_ Phidias.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
the state of being honored
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
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From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
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From this reading And so I'le keep my self.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading And so I'le keep my self.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Are ye turn'd Merchant?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And so I'le keep my self.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC)
From this reading _Enter_ Æcius _and_ Phidias.
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From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading And so I'le keep my self.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so I'le keep my self.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
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From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
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From this reading Are ye turn'd Merchant?
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From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Here comes _Æcius_, I see the bait is swallow'd: If he be lost He is my _Martyr_, and my way stands open, And honour on thy head, his blood is reckon'd.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
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From this reading _Æ[ci]._ Why how now friend, what makes ye here unarm'd?
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From this reading _Enter_ Æcius _and_ Phidias.
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