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Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont &
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170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]
Are your Companies full, Colonel?
No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?
We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.
And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.
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Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont &

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont & is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]
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Are your Companies full, Colonel?
/ɑːr jɔːr ˈkʌmpəniːz fʊl ˈkɜːrnəl/
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No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?
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We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.
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And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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allay verb US /əˈleɪ/

lessen the intensity of or calm

From this reading “And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.”

Beaumont noun US /ˈboʊmɔːnt/

United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)

From this reading “170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]”

Castro noun US /ˈkæstroʊ/

Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)

edited adjective US /ˈedətəd/

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading “170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]”

Fletcher noun US /ˈfletʃər/

prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)

From this reading “170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]”

Giants noun US /ˈdʒaɪənts/

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading “And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.”

Leon noun US /ˈliːɑːn/

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

Walker noun US /ˈwɔːkər/

New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)

From this reading “170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]”

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170

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From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

Alferes

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From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

allayverbUS /əˈleɪ/

lessen the intensity of or calm

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Are your Companies full, Colonel?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

BeaumontnounUS /ˈboʊmɔːnt/

United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853)

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

CastronounUS /ˈkæstroʊ/

Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

From this reading Are your Companies full, Colonel?

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

CommandnounUS /kəˈmænd/

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

CompaniesnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniːz/

plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Are your Companies full, Colonel?

daintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/

delicately beautiful

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

DonnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

editedadjectiveUS /ˈedətəd/

improved or corrected by critical editing

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

ExperienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

fillverbUS /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

FletchernounUS /ˈfletʃər/

prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

FriendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading Are your Companies full, Colonel?

Gallants

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From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

GiantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

How

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From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

Juan

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From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

LeonnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

MichaelnounUS /ˈmaɪkəl/

(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

monies

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From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

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

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

numbersnounUS /ˈnʌmbərz/

the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

Perez

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From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

PersonnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

pickverbUS /pɪk/

select carefully from a group

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

protesteth

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From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

RnounUS /ɑːr/

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 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

reckonverbUS /ˈrekən/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

RecommendedverbUS /ˌrekəˈmendɪd/

past form of “recommend” — push for something

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/

plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

RulenounUS /ruːl/

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

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

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

spiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

There's

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From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

unexperienced

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From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

VisionsnounUS /ˈvɪʒənz/

plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

WalkernounUS /ˈwɔːkər/

New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

WarsnounUS /wɔːrz/

plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

WifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading 170] Rule a Wife, and have a Wife The works of Beaumont and Fletcher, edited by A.R. Walker [Enter _Juan de Castro_, and _Michael Perez_.]

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading No, not yet, Sir: Nor will not be this month yet, as I reckon; How rises your Command?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading And unexperienced, The Wars are dainty dreams to young hot spirits, Time and Experience will allay those Visions, We have strange things to fill our numbers, There's one _Don Leon_, a strange goodly fellow, Recommended to me from some noble Friends, For my _Alferes_, had you but seen his Person, And what a Giants promise it protesteth.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading We pick up still, and as our monies hold out, We have men come, about that time I think We shall be full too, many young Gallants go.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Are your Companies full, Colonel?

Chapter 1 of Rule a Wife, and Have a Wife Beaumont & by John Fletcher holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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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