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

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.
_Exeunt._ Actus quartus.
Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.
Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.
Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!
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Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.
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_Exeunt._ Actus quartus.
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Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.
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Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.
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Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!

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bee noun US /biː/

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading “_Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.”

glow noun US /ɡloʊ/

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading “Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.”

hereafter adverb US /hɪˈræftər/

in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

From this reading “_Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.”

openly adverb US /ˈoʊpənli/

in an open way

From this reading “_Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.”

thine pronoun US /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading “Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.”

Tush noun US /tʊʃ/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading “Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!”

unwise adjective US /ənˈwaɪz/

showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

From this reading “Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.”

utter verb US /ˈʌtər/

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading “Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

any body adjective + noun

In this reading “_Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.”

All words in this reading · 71

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80

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From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

922

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From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

923

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From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

Actus

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From this reading _Exeunt._ Actus quartus.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

beenounUS /biː/

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

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

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

breake

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From this reading Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

CampnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

CAMPASPE

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From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

choyce

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From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

Doest

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From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

eares

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From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

Exeunt

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From this reading _Exeunt._ Actus quartus.

flie

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From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

glownounUS /ɡloʊ/

an alert and refreshed state

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

goe

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From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

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

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!

hereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/

in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

maketh

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

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

meane

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From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

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

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/

in an open way

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

preferre

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From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

Psyllus

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From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

quartus

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From this reading _Exeunt._ Actus quartus.

rayle

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From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

Scæna

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From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

secunda

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

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

sola

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

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!

TushnounUS /tʊʃ/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!

unfortunateadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənət/

not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

unwiseadjectiveUS /ənˈwaɪz/

showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

utterverbUS /ˈʌtər/

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

wagge

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From this reading Tush, better thy tongue wagge than thy heart breake!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Scæna secunda.[922] [_Enter_] CAMPASPE.[923] _Camp. sola._ Campaspe, it is hard to judge whether thy choyce be more unwise or thy chance unfortunate.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Psyllus._ Come, let us goe; and hereafter when I meane to rayle 80 upon any body openly, it shall bee given out, I will flie.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

wordes

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From this reading Doest thou preferre--but stay, utter not that in wordes which maketh thine eares to glow with thoughts.

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