Chapter 3 of Beggars Bush — Volume 2 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Beggars Bush — Volume 2 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ger._ A goodly fellow. _Hub._ What mak'st thee here, ha? [_aside._ _Ger._ We accept thy fellowship. _Hub._ _Hemskirk_, thou art not right I fear, I fear thee. [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
Chapter 3 of Beggars Bush — Volume 2 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “[_aside._ _Ger._ We accept thy fellowship.”
on or to one side
to come or go into
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading “[_aside._ _Ger._ We accept thy fellowship.”
hound or harry relentlessly
From this reading “[_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.”
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “_Ger._ A goodly fellow.”
the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “[_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.”
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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 _Ger._ A goodly fellow.
consider or hold as true
From this reading [_aside._ _Ger._ We accept thy fellowship.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Hub._ _Hemskirk_, thou art not right I fear, I fear thee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
on or to one side
From this reading [_aside._ _Ger._ We accept thy fellowship.
to come or go into
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading _Hub._ _Hemskirk_, thou art not right I fear, I fear thee.
a boy or man
From this reading _Ger._ A goodly fellow.
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading [_aside._ _Ger._ We accept thy fellowship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
hound or harry relentlessly
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
set up or found
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ger._ A goodly fellow.
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Ger._ A goodly fellow.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading _Hub._ What mak'st thee here, ha?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hub._ _Hemskirk_, thou art not right I fear, I fear thee.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Hub._ What mak'st thee here, ha?
the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes
From this reading _Hub._ What mak'st thee here, ha?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Hub._ _Hemskirk_, thou art not right I fear, I fear thee.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hub._ What mak'st thee here, ha?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Hub._ _Hemskirk_, thou art not right I fear, I fear thee.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading _Hub._ _Hemskirk_, thou art not right I fear, I fear thee.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Hub._ What mak'st thee here, ha?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Hub._ _Hemskirk_, thou art not right I fear, I fear thee.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading [_aside._ _Ger._ We accept thy fellowship.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [_aside._ _Ger._ We accept thy fellowship.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Hub._ What mak'st thee here, ha?
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_aside._ _Enter_ Ferret, _with a Letter._ _Fer._ Here is the paper: and as he said we found it.
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