Chapter 6 of Love's Labour's Lost is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Love's Labour's Lost is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ped. Most millitarie sir salutation Boy. They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow. O they haue liu'd long on the almes-basket of words. I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
Chapter 6 of Love's Labour's Lost is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
From this reading “I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.”
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.”
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
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From this reading O they haue liu'd long on the almes-basket of words.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
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From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
a youthful male person
From this reading Most millitarie sir salutation Boy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
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From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
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From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
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From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
an old form of “has”
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
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From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
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From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
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From this reading O they haue liu'd long on the almes-basket of words.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading O they haue liu'd long on the almes-basket of words.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
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From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
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From this reading Most millitarie sir salutation Boy.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most millitarie sir salutation Boy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O they haue liu'd long on the almes-basket of words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O they haue liu'd long on the almes-basket of words.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
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From this reading Ped.
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading Most millitarie sir salutation Boy.
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
term of address for a man
From this reading Most millitarie sir salutation Boy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They haue beene at a great feast of Languages, and stolne the scraps Clow.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I maruell thy M[aster]. hath not eaten thee for a word, for thou art not so long by the head as honorificabilitu%dinitatibus: Thou art easier swallowed then a flapdragon Page.
the words that are spoken
From this reading O they haue liu'd long on the almes-basket of words.
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