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Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10
Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Arc._ Something she did Sir.
_Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.
_Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?
_Pal._ Yes.
_Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Arc._ Something she did Sir.
/ɑːrk ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʃiː dɪd sɜːr/
Line 2
_Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.
Line 3
_Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?
Line 4
_Pal._ Yes.
/pæl jes/
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_Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Arc noun US /ɑːrk/

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

beech noun US /biːtʃ/

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

From this reading “_Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.”

groan noun US /ɡroʊn/

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading “_Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.”

hangs noun US /hæŋz/

plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something

From this reading “_Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.”

Marshals noun US /ˈmɑːrʃəlz/

the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial syst

From this reading “_Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?”

Pal noun US /pæl/

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

pledge verb US /pledʒ/

promise solemnly and formally

From this reading “_Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?”

wench noun US /wentʃ/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading “_Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.”

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

young men adjective + noun

In this reading “_Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.”

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10

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From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

2

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From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

3

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From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/

to or in a foreign country

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

ArcnounUS /ɑːrk/

electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

From this reading _Arc._ Something she did Sir.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

beechnounUS /biːtʃ/

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

brownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

Cosen

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

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading _Arc._ Something she did Sir.

Else

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From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

for't

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From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

groannounUS /ɡroʊn/

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

hangsnounUS /hæŋz/

plural of “hang” — a special way of doing something

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

heigh

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

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

honounUS /hoʊ/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

huntingnounUS /ˈhʌntɪŋ/

the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

MadeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

MarshalsnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəlz/

the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial syst

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

MonthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

PalnounUS /pæl/

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

From this reading _Pal._ Made her groan a Month for't; or 2. or 3. or 10.

pledgeverbUS /pledʒ/

promise solemnly and formally

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

shareverbUS /ʃer/

have in common

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Arc._ Something she did Sir.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading _Arc._ Something she did Sir.

SisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading _Arc._ Something she did Sir.

talenounUS /teɪl/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

talesnounUS /teɪlz/

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

therebyadverbUS /ˈðerˈbaɪ/

by that means or because of that

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

tisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

wenchnounUS /wentʃ/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading _Pal._ Yes.

you'll

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

From this reading _Arc._ The Marshals Sister, Had her share too, as I remember Cosen, Else there be tales abroad, you'll pledge her?

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading _Arc._ A pretty brown wench 'tis: There was a time When young men went a hunting, and a wood, And a broad beech: and thereby hangs a tale: heigh ho.

Chapter 16 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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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