Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still. _Jaq._ My Mistriss stayes; Why how now Sir? What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off. _Gent._ My slippers, _Jaques_. _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 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.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
wearing boots
From this reading “_Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.”
possessive form of “do” — an uproarious party
From this reading “What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.”
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading “_Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.”
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading “_Gent._ My slippers, _Jaques_.”
careful and diligent in the use of resources
From this reading “What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.”
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.”
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 “_Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
wearing boots
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
possessive form of “do” — an uproarious party
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading _Gent._ My slippers, _Jaques_.
death of a person
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
an established custom
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
an old form of “has”
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jaq._ My Mistriss stayes; Why how now Sir?
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jaq._ My Mistriss stayes; Why how now Sir?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jaq._ My Mistriss stayes; Why how now Sir?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Jaq._ My Mistriss stayes; Why how now Sir?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Jaq._ My Mistriss stayes; Why how now Sir?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
accept an excuse for
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Jaq._ My Mistriss stayes; Why how now Sir?
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading _Gent._ My slippers, _Jaques_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jaq._ My Mistriss stayes; Why how now Sir?
not in physical motion
From this reading _Lon._ Here's his man _Jaques_ come, Booted and ready still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
careful and diligent in the use of resources
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lon._ O thou mighty Duke, Pardon this Man, That thus hath trespassed in ignorance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Jaq._ My Mistriss stayes; Why how now Sir?
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do's your Worship mean, To pluck your grave and thrifty habit off.
Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 355 sentences, grouped into 71 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 10 holds 355 sentences of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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