Chapter 1 of Beggars Bush — Volume 2 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Beggars Bush — Volume 2 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COMEDY. Persons Represented in the Play. Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders. Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez. Hubert, _an honest Lord, a friend to_ Gerrard.
Chapter 1 of Beggars Bush — Volume 2 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.”
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
From this reading “Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.”
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “A COMEDY.”
the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
From this reading “Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders.”
in an insincerely false manner
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
From this reading “Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders.”
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading “Persons Represented in the Play.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “Persons Represented in the Play.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COMEDY.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders.
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading A COMEDY.
the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess
From this reading Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders.
in an insincerely false manner
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
From this reading Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Hubert, _an honest Lord, a friend to_ Gerrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Hubert, _an honest Lord, a friend to_ Gerrard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hubert, _an honest Lord, a friend to_ Gerrard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Hubert, _an honest Lord, a friend to_ Gerrard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Persons Represented in the Play.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gerrard, _falsely called_ Clause, _King of the Beggars, Father in Law to_ Florez.
one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
From this reading Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wolfort, _an usurper of the Earldom of_ Flanders.
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