Chapter 12 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Long._ So thou shalt then. _Bewford_, how dost thou? _Bew._ Why well. _Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife? _Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.
Chapter 12 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/72 · 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.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “_Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Bewford_, how dost thou?”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “_Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Long._ So thou shalt then.”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “_Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Long._ So thou shalt then.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “_Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?”
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.
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 _Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading _Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bew._ Why well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bewford_, how dost thou?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Bewford_, how dost thou?
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading _Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bewford_, how dost thou?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _Long._ So thou shalt then.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Long._ So thou shalt then.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Long._ So thou shalt then.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading _Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Long._ So thou shalt then.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Long._ So thou shalt then.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Bew._ Why well.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Bew._ Why well.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _Long._ I'm glad on't, and how does thy wife?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Bew._ Why, you may see her, Sir, she stands behind you.
Chapter 12 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 360 sentences, grouped into 72 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 12 holds 360 sentences of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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