Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10 is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10 is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Orl._ Who comes there? _La._ My brother. _Am._ Save ye. _Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_. _Am._ No Sir, I have heard of _Montague_, But of your prosperity.
Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10 is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “_La._ My brother.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “_Orl._ Who comes there?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “_Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.”
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading “_Am._ No Sir, I have heard of _Montague_, But of your prosperity.”
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading “_Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “_Am._ Save ye.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “_Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Am._ Save ye.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _La._ My brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Am._ No Sir, I have heard of _Montague_, But of your prosperity.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _Orl._ Who comes there?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Am._ No Sir, I have heard of _Montague_, But of your prosperity.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading _La._ My brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _La._ My brother.
not any; not one
From this reading _Am._ No Sir, I have heard of _Montague_, But of your prosperity.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading _Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Orl._ Who comes there?
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading _Am._ No Sir, I have heard of _Montague_, But of your prosperity.
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading _Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.
except for; apart from
From this reading _Am._ Save ye.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Orl._ Who comes there?
which person or people
From this reading _Orl._ Who comes there?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _Am._ Save ye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Orl._ Now Sir, you have heard of prosperous _Montague_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Am._ No Sir, I have heard of _Montague_, But of your prosperity.
Chapter 10 of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10 by Francis Beaumont holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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 10 holds 351 sentences of Beaumont and Fletcher's Works, Vol. 10 of 10, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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