Chapter 9 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands. _Al._ How do'st thou Captain? I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt. My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also. _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
Chapter 9 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.”
exhausted
From this reading “I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “_2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.”
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.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.”
In this reading “_Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading _2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading _Al._ How do'st thou Captain?
in addition
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Al._ How do'st thou Captain?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Al._ How do'st thou Captain?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Al._ How do'st thou Captain?
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
exhausted
From this reading I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have been fool'd and jaded, made a dog-bolt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
term of address for a man
From this reading _2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading _2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
express in words
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _2 Out-l._ He's here Sir, there he stands.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Al._ How do'st thou Captain?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading My Daughter's run away: I have been haunted too, I have lost my horse; I am hungry, and out of my wits also.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Rod._ Come in: I'le tell you what I know: strange things.
Chapter 9 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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 9 holds 378 sentences of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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