Chapter 8 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ Prologue. From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene. _Enter_ Citizen. _Cit._ Hold your peace good-man boy. _Pro._ What do you mean Sir?
Chapter 8 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 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.
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “_Enter_ Citizen.”
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading “From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.”
to come or go into
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “_Cit._ Hold your peace good-man boy.”
an athlete who plays for pay
an introduction to a play
From this reading “_Enter_ Prologue.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.”
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 “From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.”
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.
(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 From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
a youthful male person
From this reading _Cit._ Hold your peace good-man boy.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cit._ Hold your peace good-man boy.
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading _Enter_ Citizen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Pro._ What do you mean Sir?
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ Prologue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cit._ Hold your peace good-man boy.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading _Cit._ Hold your peace good-man boy.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _Pro._ What do you mean Sir?
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading _Cit._ Hold your peace good-man boy.
an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading _Pro._ What do you mean Sir?
an introduction to a play
From this reading _Enter_ Prologue.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Pro._ What do you mean Sir?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Pro._ What do you mean Sir?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading From all that's near the Court, from all that's great Within the compass of the City-walls We now have brought our Scene.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Pro._ What do you mean Sir?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Cit._ Hold your peace good-man boy.
Chapter 8 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 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 8 holds 378 sentences of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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