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Chapter 5 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me. Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome. [_Exit._ _Phil. Franio_, you knew this before. _Bust._ Oh, oh; _Item_ for you Miller.
Chapter 5 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 07 of 10 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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the formal act of approving
From this reading “Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.”
ruin completely
an opening that permits escape or release
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.”
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading “Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.”
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “_Bust._ Oh, oh; _Item_ for you Miller.”
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading “Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.”
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 “_Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.”
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 Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Franio_, you knew this before.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
the formal act of approving
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
ruin completely
From this reading _Bust._ Oh, oh; _Item_ for you Miller.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit._ _Phil.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Bust._ Oh, oh; _Item_ for you Miller.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Franio_, you knew this before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading _Bust._ Oh, oh; _Item_ for you Miller.
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Franio_, you knew this before.
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading _Bust._ Oh, oh; _Item_ for you Miller.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exit._ _Phil.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Franio_, you knew this before.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh (good my Liege) give my joys a pardon, I must go power a blessing on my child, Which here would be too rude and troublesome.
a late time of life
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Franio_, you knew this before.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _Jul._ Oh, thou hast ta'n so many years from me, And made me young as was her birth day to me.
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