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_Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

Look you, I don't love to say any thing to you to make you melancholy; but upon this occasion I must take leave to put you in mind, that a Running Horse does require more Attendance, than a Coach-Horse.

Nature has made some difference 'twixt you and I.

_Young Fash._ Yes, she has made you older.

[_Aside._] Pox take her.

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Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the First

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Plays, Written by Sir John Vanbrugh, Volume the First is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

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Nature has made some difference 'twixt you and I.

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_Young Fash._ Yes, she has made you older.

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[_Aside._] Pox take her.

/əˈsaɪd pɑːks teɪk hɜːr/

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Attendance noun US /əˈtendəns/

the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

From this reading “Look you, I don't love to say any thing to you to make you melancholy; but upon this occasion I must take leave to put you in mind, that a Running Horse does require more Attendance, than a Coach-Horse.”

Fop noun US /fɔːp/

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

From this reading “_Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.”

melancholy noun US /ˈmelənkɑːli/

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

older adjective US /ˈoʊldər/

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading “_Young Fash._ Yes, she has made you older.”

Pox noun US /pɑːks/

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

From this reading “[_Aside._] Pox take her.”

require verb US /ˌriːˈkwaɪər/

require as useful, just, or proper

Tam noun US /tæm/

a woolen cap of Scottish origin

unbecoming adjective US /ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

From this reading “_Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.”

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any thing adjective + noun

In this reading “Look you, I don't love to say any thing to you to make you melancholy; but upon this occasion I must take leave to put you in mind, that a Running Horse does require more Attendance, than a Coach-Horse.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Nature has made some difference 'twixt you and I.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Look you, I don't love to say any thing to you to make you melancholy; but upon this occasion I must take leave to put you in mind, that a Running Horse does require more Attendance, than a Coach-Horse.

AsideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/

on or to one side

From this reading [_Aside._] Pox take her.

AttendancenounUS /əˈtendəns/

the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

Coach-Horse

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differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading Nature has made some difference 'twixt you and I.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

Don't

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From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

FacenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

Fash

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From this reading _Young Fash._ Yes, she has made you older.

FopnounUS /fɔːp/

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nature has made some difference 'twixt you and I.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading [_Aside._] Pox take her.

HorsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

LookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Nature has made some difference 'twixt you and I.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/

a feeling of thoughtful sadness

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Nature has made some difference 'twixt you and I.

occasionnounUS /əˈkeɪʒən/

an event that occurs at a critical time

olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading _Young Fash._ Yes, she has made you older.

PassionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

PoxnounUS /pɑːks/

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

From this reading [_Aside._] Pox take her.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

requireverbUS /ˌriːˈkwaɪər/

require as useful, just, or proper

RunningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Young Fash._ Yes, she has made you older.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Nature has made some difference 'twixt you and I.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

TamnounUS /tæm/

a woolen cap of Scottish origin

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

twixt

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From this reading Nature has made some difference 'twixt you and I.

unbecomingadjectiveUS /ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ/

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

Warld

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From this reading _Lord Fop._ Don't be in a Passion, _Tam_; far Passion is the most unbecoming thing in the Warld----to the Face.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading _Young Fash._ Yes, she has made you older.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

YoungadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading _Young Fash._ Yes, she has made you older.

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