Chapter 7 of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Of what taste? _Ib._ Seward’s classification of the plays. Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class! But the whole attempt ends in a woful failure. Harris’s Commendatory Poem On Fletcher.
Chapter 7 of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
From this reading “_Ib._ Seward’s classification of the plays.”
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading “Harris’s Commendatory Poem On Fletcher.”
possessive form of “harris” — United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
someone who journeys in foreign lands
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “_Ib._ Seward’s classification of the plays.”
possessive form of “seward” — United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872)
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the whole attempt ends in a woful failure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading But the whole attempt ends in a woful failure.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the whole attempt ends in a woful failure.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
From this reading _Ib._ Seward’s classification of the plays.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harris’s Commendatory Poem On Fletcher.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But the whole attempt ends in a woful failure.
an act that fails
From this reading But the whole attempt ends in a woful failure.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading Harris’s Commendatory Poem On Fletcher.
possessive form of “harris” — United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
From this reading Harris’s Commendatory Poem On Fletcher.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ib._ Seward’s classification of the plays.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of what taste?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Harris’s Commendatory Poem On Fletcher.
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading _Ib._ Seward’s classification of the plays.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Harris’s Commendatory Poem On Fletcher.
possessive form of “seward” — United States politician who as Secretary of State in 1867 arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia (known at the time as Seward's Folly) (1801-1872)
From this reading _Ib._ Seward’s classification of the plays.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Of what taste?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ib._ Seward’s classification of the plays.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
precisely as stated
From this reading Surely _Monsieur Thomas_, the _Chances_, _Beggar’s Bush_, and the _Pilgrim_, should have been placed in the very first class!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what taste?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading But the whole attempt ends in a woful failure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the whole attempt ends in a woful failure.
Chapter 7 of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont by Samuel Taylor Coleridge holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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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