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+ _Of Papirius pretextatus._ xxi.
+ AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.
Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.
So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.
Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.
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Shakespeare Jest-Books

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Shakespeare Jest-Books is here in full — 409 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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+ _Of Papirius pretextatus._ xxi.
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+ AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.
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Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.
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So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.
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Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.

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called verb US /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.”

cam noun US /kæm/

a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

From this reading “So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.”

decreed adjective US /dɪˈkriːd/

fixed or established especially by order or command

From this reading “So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.”

fathers noun US /ˈfɑːðərz/

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading “Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.”

hit verb US /hɪt/

cause to move by striking

From this reading “So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.”

kept adjective US /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading “So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.”

Rome noun US /roʊm/

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading “+ AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.”

secrete verb US /sɪˈkriːt/

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading “So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.”

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.

came home verb + noun counted as “come home”

become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

In this reading “Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.”

come into verb + particle

obtain, especially accidentally

In this reading “Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.”

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172

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From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

AULUS

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From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

camnounUS /kæm/

a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.

chylde

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From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

chyldren

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From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

commaunded

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From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

counsaile

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From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

counsayl

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From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

decreedadjectiveUS /dɪˈkriːd/

fixed or established especially by order or command

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

fathersnounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

garmentes

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From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

GELLIUS

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From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

helde

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From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

herde

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From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

hitverbUS /hɪt/

cause to move by striking

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

how

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From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading + _Of Papirius pretextatus._ xxi.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

Papirius

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From this reading + _Of Papirius pretextatus._ xxi.

Papyrius

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From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

parlemente

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From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

pretextati

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From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

pretextatus

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From this reading + _Of Papirius pretextatus._ xxi.

Pueri

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From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

reherseth

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From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

RomenounUS /roʊm/

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

secreteverbUS /sɪˈkriːt/

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

Senatours

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From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

straytely

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From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

theyre

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From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

tyll

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From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

tyme

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From this reading + AULUS GELLIUS[172] reherseth, how the Senatours of Rome on a tyme helde a great counsaile.

vsed

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From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading So at this tyme a chylde, called Papyrius, cam in with his father and herde the great counsayl the which was straytely commaunded to be kept secrete, tyll hit was decreed.

Whan

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From this reading Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Whan this chylde came home, his mother asked him what the counsaile was.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Before which tyme the senatours chyldren, called of their garmentes _Pueri pretextati_, vsed to come into the parlemente house with theyre fathers.

xxinoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

From this reading + _Of Papirius pretextatus._ xxi.

Chapter 5 of Shakespeare Jest-Books by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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