Chapter 1 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A. Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO. Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD. The Persons represented in the Play. Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
Chapter 1 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading “Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.”
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
From this reading “Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.”
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
From this reading “Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.”
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
From this reading “Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.”
a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center
From this reading “Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.”
a man who courts a woman
From this reading “Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.”
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
From this reading “THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.”
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.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.
the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
From this reading Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Persons represented in the Play.
a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading The Persons represented in the Play.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The Persons represented in the Play.
plural of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The Persons represented in the Play.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Edinburgh: 100, PRINCES STREET Berlin: A. ASHER AND CO.
a man who courts a woman
From this reading Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
the words of something written
From this reading THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moroso, _an old rich doting Citizen, suitor to_ Livia.
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
From this reading THE TEXT EDITED BY A. R. WALLER, M.A.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Leipzig: F. A. BROCKHAUS New York: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS Bombay and Calcutta: MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
Chapter 1 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 346 sentences, grouped into 70 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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