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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 XXXIV

Chapter 34 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Mi.
Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!
Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.
Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!
190 _M. Gou._ Pale! can yee blame me for it?
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Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare

Chapter XXXIV

Chapter 34 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Mi.
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Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!
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Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.
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Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!
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190 _M. Gou._ Pale! can yee blame me for it?

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.

blame verb US /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

From this reading “190 _M. Gou._ Pale! can yee blame me for it?”

displeasure noun US /dɪˈspleʒər/

the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something

From this reading “Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.”

doe noun US /doʊ/

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

From this reading “Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!”

eschew verb US /esˈtʃuː/

avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading “Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.”

patient noun US /ˈpeɪʃənt/

a person who requires medical care

From this reading “Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.”

Unto preposition US /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading “Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.”

viper noun US /ˈvaɪpər/

venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

From this reading “Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!”

wont noun US /woʊnt/

an established custom

From this reading “Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

read a letter verb + article + noun counted as “read … letter”

In this reading “Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!”

All words in this reading · 87

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

180

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From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

185

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From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

190

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From this reading 190 _M. Gou._ Pale! can yee blame me for it?

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

blameverbUS /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

From this reading 190 _M. Gou._ Pale! can yee blame me for it?

bloud

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From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading 190 _M. Gou._ Pale! can yee blame me for it?

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

cheeke

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From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

cheerefull

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From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

conteine

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From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

crasd

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

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

denie

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

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

displeasurenounUS /dɪˈspleʒər/

the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

doenounUS /doʊ/

the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

doome

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From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

eschewverbUS /esˈtʃuː/

avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

feare

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

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

fitverbUS /fɪt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

GivesnounUS /ɡɪvz/

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

Gou

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From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

healthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

Heere

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

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

How

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

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

incensment

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From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

inrag'd

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From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

looke

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From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading 190 _M. Gou._ Pale! can yee blame me for it?

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

MakesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

MinounUS /miː/

destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

From this reading _Mi.

moov'd

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From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/

a person who requires medical care

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

slightnounUS /slaɪt/

a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

suckt

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From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

UntoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

vipernounUS /ˈvaɪpər/

venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

willinglie

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From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

wontnounUS /woʊnt/

an established custom

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

yee

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

From this reading Heere is the letter; not for that your incensment 185 [_Gives back the letter._] Makes me make offer of it, but your health, Which anger, I doe feare, hath crasd, And viper like hath suckt away the bloud That wont was to be cheerefull in this cheeke: How pale yee looke!

yeeld

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

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Gou._ Lord, Lord, why, in what a fit Are you in, husband! so inrag'd, so moov'd, And for so slight a cause, to read a letter!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Did this letter, love, conteine my death, 180 Should you denie my sight of it, I would not Nor see my sorrow nor eschew my danger, But willinglie yeeld me a patient Unto the doome that your displeasure gave.

Chapter 34 of Representative English Comedies, V. 1. From the Beginnings to Shakespeare by Charles Mills [Editor] Gayley holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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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