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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10

Chapter XIII

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_Clora._ Who told you that?
_Fran._ I heard it.
_Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.
_Fra._ Nay, laugh on still.
_Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Clora._ Who told you that?
Line 2
_Fran._ I heard it.
Line 3
_Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.
Line 4
_Fra._ Nay, laugh on still.
Line 5
_Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

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flown verb US /floʊn/

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading “_Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?”

Mars noun US /mɑːrz/

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “_Fra._ Nay, laugh on still.”

pity noun US /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading “_Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?”

shouldst modal verb US /ʃʊdst/

an old form of “should”, used with “thou”

From this reading “_Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?”

slide noun US /slaɪd/

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

From this reading “_Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.”

tis noun US /tɪz/

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 “_Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?”

wench noun US /wentʃ/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading “_Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?”

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slide away verb + particle

In this reading “_Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

Clor

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From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

Clora

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From this reading _Clora._ Who told you that?

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

entring

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From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

flownverbUS /floʊn/

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

Fra

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From this reading _Fra._ Nay, laugh on still.

Fran

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From this reading _Fran._ I heard it.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading _Fran._ I heard it.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Fran._ I heard it.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Fran._ I heard it.

laughnounUS /læf/

the sound of laughing

From this reading _Fra._ Nay, laugh on still.

LookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

MarsnounUS /mɑːrz/

a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading _Fra._ Nay, laugh on still.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Fra._ Nay, laugh on still.

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

quarried

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From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

shouldstmodal verbUS /ʃʊdst/

an old form of “should”, used with “thou”

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

slidenounUS /slaɪd/

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

Souldier

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

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading _Fra._ Nay, laugh on still.

SubjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Clora._ Who told you that?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

tisnounUS /tɪz/

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 _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading _Clora._ Who told you that?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Clora._ Come, be friends, The Souldier is a _Mars_, no more, we are all Subject to slide away.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

wenchnounUS /wentʃ/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading _Clora._ Who told you that?

who's

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From this reading _Clor._ No faith, thou art a good wench, and 'tis pity Thou shouldst not be well quarried at thy entring, Thou art so high flown for him: Look, who's there?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Clora._ Who told you that?

Chapter 13 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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.

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