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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.
_Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.
_Mast._ Good boys, fight bravely, manly.
They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.
_Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.
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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 06 of 10 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.
Line 2
_Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.
/boʊts twaɪs wiː hæv bloʊn em ˈɪntuː ˈtiːˈeɪtʃ er laɪk ˈfeðərz ənd meɪd em dæns/
Line 3
_Mast._ Good boys, fight bravely, manly.
/mæst ɡʊd bɔɪz faɪt ˈbreɪvli ˈmænli/
Line 4
They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.
/ðeɪ kʌm ɑːn jet klæp ɪn hɜːr stɜːrn ənd joʊk em/
Line 5
_Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.
/ˈentər ˈɡʌnər ɡʌn juː ʃʊd nɑːt niːd aɪ hæv prəˈvɪʒən fɔːr em let em bɔːrd wʌns əˈɡen ðə nekst ɪz ˈaʊərz/

Learner Dictionary

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.

Boatswain noun US /ˈboʊtsweɪn/

a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

From this reading “[_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.”

clap verb US /klæp/

put quickly or forcibly

From this reading “They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.”

Gunner noun US /ˈɡʌnər/

a serviceman in the artillery

From this reading “_Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.”

provision noun US /prəˈvɪʒən/

a stipulated condition

From this reading “_Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.”

Trumpets noun US /ˈtrʌmpəts/

pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

From this reading “[_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.”

tuff noun US /tʌf/

hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash

From this reading “[_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.”

valiant adj US /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading “[_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.”

yoke noun US /joʊk/

fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

From this reading “They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

fight bravely verb + particle

In this reading “_Mast._ Good boys, fight bravely, manly.”

Good boys adjective + noun counted as “good boy”

In this reading “_Mast._ Good boys, fight bravely, manly.”

All words in this reading · 58

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.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/

being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

boardnounUS /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

BoatsnounUS /boʊts/

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

BoatswainnounUS /ˈboʊtsweɪn/

a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading _Mast._ Good boys, fight bravely, manly.

bravelyadverbUS /ˈbreɪvli/

in a courageous manner

From this reading _Mast._ Good boys, fight bravely, manly.

ChargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

clapverbUS /klæp/

put quickly or forcibly

From this reading They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.

dancenounUS /dæns/

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

feathersnounUS /ˈfeðərz/

plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _Mast._ Good boys, fight bravely, manly.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

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

From this reading _Mast._ Good boys, fight bravely, manly.

GunnounUS /ɡʌn/

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

GunnernounUS /ˈɡʌnər/

a serviceman in the artillery

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

manlyadjectiveUS /ˈmænli/

possessing qualities befitting a man

From this reading _Mast._ Good boys, fight bravely, manly.

MastnounUS /mæst/

a vertical spar for supporting sails

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

provisionnounUS /prəˈvɪʒən/

a stipulated condition

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.

thnounUS /ˈtiːˈeɪtʃ/

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.

They'll

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

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

they're

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

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

TrumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/

pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

tuffnounUS /tʌf/

hard volcanic rock composed of compacted volcanic ash

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

TwiceadverbUS /twaɪs/

two times

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/

Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _Boats._ Twice we have blown 'em into th' air like feathers, And made 'em dance.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading [_Charge Trumpets and shot within._ _Enter Master and Boatswain._ _Mast._ They'll board us once again, they're tuff and valiant.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.

yokenounUS /joʊk/

fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment

From this reading They come on yet, clap in her stern, and yoke 'em.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Enter Gunner._ _Gun._ You should not need, I have provision for 'em; Let 'em board once again, the next is ours.

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