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Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare
Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare

Chapter VIII

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Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.
Is named Royster Doyster in deede.
Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.
Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.
28 FINIS.
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Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.
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Is named Royster Doyster in deede.
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Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.
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Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.
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28 FINIS.

Learner Dictionary

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.

continually adverb US /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/

seemingly without interruption

From this reading “Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.”

doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.”

glorious adjective US /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading “Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.”

Gods noun US /ɡɑːdz/

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading “Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.”

grace noun US /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading “Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.”

humour noun US /ˈhjuːmər/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading “Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.”

named verb US /neɪmd/

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “Is named Royster Doyster in deede.”

space noun US /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading “Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.”

All words in this reading · 47

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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28

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From this reading 28 FINIS.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

certaine

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From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

Comedie

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From this reading Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.

continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/

seemingly without interruption

From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

deede

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From this reading Is named Royster Doyster in deede.

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

Doyster

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From this reading Is named Royster Doyster in deede.

Enterlude

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From this reading Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.

feede

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From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

FINISnoun

the temporal end; the concluding time

From this reading 28 FINIS.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

GodsnounUS /ɡɑːdz/

plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

humournounUS /ˈhjuːmər/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Is named Royster Doyster in deede.

intende

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From this reading Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.

invey

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From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Is named Royster Doyster in deede.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

namedverbUS /neɪmd/

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Is named Royster Doyster in deede.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.

pacience

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.

proceede

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From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

Royster

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From this reading Is named Royster Doyster in deede.

roysting

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From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

spacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.

vayne

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From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Our Comedie or Enterlude which we intende to play.

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Which against the vayne glorious doth invey, Whose humour the roysting sort continually doth feede.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Thus by your pacience we intende to proceede In this our Enterlude by Gods leave and grace, And here I take my leave for a certaine space.

Chapter 8 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare by Charles Mills [Editor] Gayley holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.

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