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

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Chapter 28 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?
How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?
_Keeper._ Ah, good my lord!
O, wo is me for Pegge!
See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.
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Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?
Line 2
How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?
Line 3
_Keeper._ Ah, good my lord!
Line 4
O, wo is me for Pegge!
Line 5
See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

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.

attire noun US /əˈtaɪər/

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

From this reading “See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.”

clad adjective US /klæd/

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading “See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.”

daughter noun US /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading “How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?”

doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?”

Keeper noun US /ˈkiːpər/

someone in charge of other people

From this reading “_Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?”

leaves noun US /liːvz/

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading “See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.”

stands noun US /stændz/

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading “See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.”

thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading “How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?”

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1552

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From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

50

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From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

Ah

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From this reading _Keeper._ Ah, good my lord!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?

attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

cheere

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From this reading _Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?

cladadjectiveUS /klæd/

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?

farest

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

From this reading _Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading O, wo is me for Pegge!

Framingham

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From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Keeper._ Ah, good my lord!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

hollanoun

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

From this reading _Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?

how

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From this reading _Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading O, wo is me for Pegge!

KeepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/

someone in charge of other people

From this reading _Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?

Lacie

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From this reading _Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?

leavesnounUS /liːvz/

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading _Keeper._ Ah, good my lord!

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?

mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading _Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading O, wo is me for Pegge!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?

nunnes

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From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

OnounUS /oʊ/

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, wo is me for Pegge!

Pegge

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From this reading O, wo is me for Pegge!

Peggie

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From this reading How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?

Readie

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From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

shorne

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

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

standsnounUS /stændz/

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

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

From this reading _Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

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

From this reading How doth Peggie, thy daughter and my love?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _Lacie._ Keeper, how farest thou? holla, man, what cheere?

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

wo

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

From this reading O, wo is me for Pegge!

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading See where she stands clad in her nunnes attire, Readie for to be shorne in Framingham: 50 She leaves the world because she left[1552] your love.

Chapter 28 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare by Charles Mills [Editor] Gayley holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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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