Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10

Chapter XIV

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_Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

_Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

What silence doth inhabit here?

No preparation to bid Fortune welcome!

Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 08 of 10 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

Line 2

_Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

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What silence doth inhabit here?

/wʌt ˈsaɪ.ləns dɔːθ ˌɪnˈhæbət hiːr/

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No preparation to bid Fortune welcome!

/noʊ ˌprepərˈeɪʃən tuː bɪd ˈfɔːrtʃən ˈwelkəm/

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Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

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attended adjective US /əˈtendɪd/

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading “_Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?”

darlings noun US /ˈdɑːrlɪŋz/

plural of “darling” — a special loved one

From this reading “Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?”

doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “What silence doth inhabit here?”

entertain verb US /ˌentərˈteɪn/

provide entertainment for

From this reading “_Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.”

inhabit verb US /ˌɪnˈhæbət/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading “What silence doth inhabit here?”

neglected adjective US /nəˈɡlektəd/

disregarded

From this reading “Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?”

Phi noun US /faɪ/

the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet

preparation noun US /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading “No preparation to bid Fortune welcome!”

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Descended from verb + particle counted as “descend from”

In this reading “Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

attendedadjectiveUS /əˈtendɪd/

playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

bidverbUS /bɪd/

propose a payment

From this reading No preparation to bid Fortune welcome!

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

crown'd

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From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

darlingsnounUS /ˈdɑːrlɪŋz/

plural of “darling” — a special loved one

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

DescendedverbUS /dɪˈsendəd/

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading What silence doth inhabit here?

EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/

provide entertainment for

From this reading _Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

FortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading _Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

genious

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From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

HealthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading What silence doth inhabit here?

inhabitverbUS /ˌɪnˈhæbət/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading What silence doth inhabit here?

maske

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

From this reading _Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/

disregarded

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No preparation to bid Fortune welcome!

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

PhinounUS /faɪ/

the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet

From this reading _Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

PleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

preparationnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

From this reading No preparation to bid Fortune welcome!

pridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading What silence doth inhabit here?

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading _Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading _Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading No preparation to bid Fortune welcome!

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What silence doth inhabit here?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

WorldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Fortune, the genious of the World, have we Descended from our pride, and state to come, So far attended with our darlings, Youth, Pleasure, and Health, to be neglected thus?

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Phi._ Fortune? some maske to entertain you, Sir.

YouthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading _Enter Fortune crown'd, attended with Youth, Health, and Pleasure._ _For._ Not yet?

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