Chapter 14 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Fred._ You will mad him. _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one. _Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier. _Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench. _Clor._ To make a Parson.
Chapter 14 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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 “_Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “_Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.”
roused to anger
From this reading “_Fred._ You will mad him.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “_Clor._ To make a Parson.”
concise and full of meaning
From this reading “_Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “_Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “_Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “_Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench.”
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.
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.
(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 _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench.
fearless and daring
From this reading _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fred._ You will mad him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Fred._ You will mad him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench.
roused to anger
From this reading _Fred._ You will mad him.
engage in
From this reading _Clor._ To make a Parson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading _Clor._ To make a Parson.
concise and full of meaning
From this reading _Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading _Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading _Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Clor._ A short and pithy saying of a Souldier.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jac._ I am somewhat bold, but that's all one.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Clor._ To make a Parson.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading _Fra._ A[s] I live Thou art a strange mad wench.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Fred._ You will mad him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Fred._ You will mad him.
Chapter 14 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 363 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 14 holds 363 sentences of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 05 of 10, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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