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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 XVII

Chapter 17 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Hodge._ Bet me?
Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!
Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!
_Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.
_Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.
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Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Hodge._ Bet me?
Line 2
Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!
Line 3
Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!
Line 4
_Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.
Line 5
_Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

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.

Bet verb US /bet/

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading “_Hodge._ Bet me?”

chad noun US /tʃæd/

a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

From this reading “Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!”

chat verb US /tʃæt/

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading “_Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.”

crust noun US /krʌst/

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading “Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!”

els noun US /elz/

plural of “el” — angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

From this reading “_Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.”

fist noun US /fɪst/

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

From this reading “_Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.”

knave noun US /neɪv/

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading “_Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.”

whore noun US /hɔːr/

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

From this reading “_Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!

barnounUS /bɑːr/

a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

BetverbUS /bet/

maintain with or as if with a bet

From this reading _Hodge._ Bet me?

blessedadjectiveUS /blest/

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

burstverbUS /bɜːrst/

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

callet

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From this reading Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

chadnounUS /tʃæd/

a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

From this reading Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!

ChatverbUS /tʃæt/

talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

chold

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From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

chould

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From this reading Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!

criest

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From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

crustnounUS /krʌst/

the outer layer of the Earth

From this reading Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!

deceved

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From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

doore

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From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

elsnounUS /elz/

plural of “el” — angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

fistnounUS /fɪst/

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

fowly

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From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

fulnoun

a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

Gogs

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From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

Hodge

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From this reading _Hodge._ Bet me?

HoldverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

ich

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From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

knavenounUS /neɪv/

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

knowest

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

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

kyste

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From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

looseadjectiveUS /luːs/

not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

From this reading Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!

loude

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From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Hodge._ Bet me?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

onles

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

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

shitten

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

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

thinke

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

From this reading Ich thinke and chad my hands loose, callet, chould have crust the!

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

trow

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

From this reading Gogs blessed body, chold first, ich trow, have burst the!

weightnounUS /weɪt/

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading _Chat._ Thou shitten knave, I trow thou knowest the ful weight of my fist; I am fowly deceved onles thy head and my doore bar kyste.

whorenounUS /hɔːr/

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

From this reading _Hodge._ Hold thy chat, whore, thou criest so loude, can no man els be hard.

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