Chapter 33 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Mi. Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so! 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme! Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it. _Mi.
Chapter 33 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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From this reading Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading _Mi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
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 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shees[1678] of good report; I know thou knowst it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Bar._ A shame on her that makes thee rate me so!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 60 _M. Bar._ O black mouth'd rage, thy breath is boysterous, And thou makst vertue shake at this high storme!
Chapter 33 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare by Charles Mills [Editor] Gayley holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Chapter 33 holds 393 sentences of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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