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Chapter 3 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Cla._ Of what sort are they? _Jul._ They say they are Gentlemen. But they shew Mungrels. _Cla._ How do they suffer? _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
Chapter 3 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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love intensely
From this reading “_Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “_Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “_Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “_Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.”
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “_Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.”
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading “But they shew Mungrels.”
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “_Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “_Cla._ How do they suffer?”
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “_Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.”
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love intensely
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Cla._ Of what sort are they?
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
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From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they shew Mungrels.
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From this reading _Cla._ Of what sort are they?
without stop or interruption
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Cla._ How do they suffer?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading _Jul._ They say they are Gentlemen.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cla._ How do they suffer?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jul._ They say they are Gentlemen.
rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they shew Mungrels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Cla._ Of what sort are they?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
express in words
From this reading _Jul._ They say they are Gentlemen.
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading But they shew Mungrels.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading _Cla._ Of what sort are they?
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading _Cla._ How do they suffer?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Cla._ Of what sort are they?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Cla._ Of what sort are they?
at the time that
From this reading _Jul._ Faith like boyes; They are fearful in all fortunes; when I smile They kneel, and beg to have that face continued; And like poor slaves, adore the ground I go on.
Chapter 3 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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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