Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ Alinda. _Alind._ Is not that _Pedro_? 'Tis he, 'tis he: O! _Rod._ What art thou? _Alind._ Ha? now, now, now, O now most miserable.
Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Rod._ What art thou?”
to come or go into
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “_Alind._ Ha? now, now, now, O now most miserable.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Rod._ What art thou?”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “'Tis he, 'tis he: O!”
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.
In this reading “_Alind._ Ha? now, now, now, O now most miserable.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Alind._ Is not that _Pedro_?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ Alinda.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Rod._ What art thou?
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ Alinda.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading _Alind._ Ha? now, now, now, O now most miserable.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Alind._ Is not that _Pedro_?
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading _Alind._ Ha? now, now, now, O now most miserable.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Alind._ Ha? now, now, now, O now most miserable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Alind._ Is not that _Pedro_?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Alind._ Ha? now, now, now, O now most miserable.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Alind._ Is not that _Pedro_?
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading _Rod._ What art thou?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Alind._ Is not that _Pedro_?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Rod._ What art thou?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Rod._ What art thou?
Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 361 sentences, grouped into 73 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 10 holds 361 sentences of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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