Chapter 17 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter 17 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ Emil. _and Gent._ _Emil._ How now Sir? _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come. _Emil._ To end the quarrel? _Gent._ Yes.
Chapter 17 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “_Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.”
to come or go into
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading “_and Gent._ _Emil._ How now Sir?”
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “_Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “_Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “_Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “_Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “_Emil._ To end the quarrel?”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _and Gent._ _Emil._ How now Sir?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ Emil.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading _Emil._ To end the quarrel?
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ Emil.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading _and Gent._ _Emil._ How now Sir?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _and Gent._ _Emil._ How now Sir?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
a woman of refinement
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
information about recent and important events
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
impressive in appearance
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _and Gent._ _Emil._ How now Sir?
an angry dispute
From this reading _Emil._ To end the quarrel?
term of address for a man
From this reading _and Gent._ _Emil._ How now Sir?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Emil._ To end the quarrel?
an affirmative
From this reading _Gent._ Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Gent._ From the Noble Duke your Brother Madam, I bring you news: the Knights are come.
Chapter 17 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 357 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 17 holds 357 sentences of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 09 of 10, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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