Chapter 5 of Roister Doister Written, probably also is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Roister Doister Written, probably also is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
+R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke? What doth Kit Custance say? +M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you. +R. Royster.+ Tushe speake man, yea or nay? +M. Mery.+ Forsooth sir, I haue spoken for you all that I can.
Chapter 5 of Roister Doister Written, probably also is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an old form of “does”
From this reading “What doth Kit Custance say?”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “What doth Kit Custance say?”
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading “+M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “+R. Royster.+ Tushe speake man, yea or nay?”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “+R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?”
an established line of travel or access
From this reading “+R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?”
plural of “sir” — term of address for a man
From this reading “+R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “+R. Royster.+ Tushe speake man, yea or nay?”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading +M. Mery.+ Forsooth sir, I haue spoken for you all that I can.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading +M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading +M. Mery.+ Forsooth sir, I haue spoken for you all that I can.
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From this reading What doth Kit Custance say?
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
an old form of “does”
From this reading What doth Kit Custance say?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading +M. Mery.+ Forsooth sir, I haue spoken for you all that I can.
an archaic word originally meaning “in truth” but now usually used to express disbelief
From this reading +M. Mery.+ Forsooth sir, I haue spoken for you all that I can.
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From this reading +M. Mery.+ Forsooth sir, I haue spoken for you all that I can.
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading +M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you.
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading What doth Kit Custance say?
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading +M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading +M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Tushe speake man, yea or nay?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
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From this reading +M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you.
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
an old word for “no”
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Tushe speake man, yea or nay?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Tushe speake man, yea or nay?
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
an established line of travel or access
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
express in words
From this reading What doth Kit Custance say?
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
term of address for a man
From this reading +M. Mery.+ Forsooth sir, I haue spoken for you all that I can.
plural of “sir” — term of address for a man
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Tushe speake man, yea or nay?
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading +M. Mery.+ Forsooth sir, I haue spoken for you all that I can.
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
express in words
From this reading +M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading +M. Mery.+ Forsooth sir, I haue spoken for you all that I can.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading +M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you.
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From this reading +R. Royster.+ Tushe speake man, yea or nay?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What doth Kit Custance say?
in or at the place that
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
an old word for “yes”
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Tushe speake man, yea or nay?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +M. Mery.+ I am loth to tell you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +R. Royster.+ Nowe sirs, keepe your ray, and see your heartes be stoute, But where be these caitifes, me think they dare not route, How sayst thou Merygreeke?
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