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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Chapter XXI

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You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
Fool, fool!
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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 860 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!
/juː ʃʊd məˈnɪpjəleɪt ðə kɔːrs rʌf mɑːb tiː ɪz juː aɪ diː diːl dərˈektli wɪð nɑːt ðem ˈjuːzɪŋ jɔːr fɪrz waɪ tʌtʃ ðə θɪŋ ˌmaɪˈself wen aɪ kʊd siː juː hʌnt ənd ðen kraɪ ʃerz/
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Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"
/ˈkwɔːrtər ðə ˈkɑːrkəs ɔːr wiː ˈkwɔːrəl kʌm hiːr es ðə wɜːrld ˈredi tuː siː ˈdʒʌstəs dʌn/
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Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!
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We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?
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Fool, fool!
/fuːl fuːl/

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carcass noun US /ˈkɑːrkəs/

the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

From this reading “Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"”

conclusions noun US /kənˈkluːʒənz/

plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading “We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?”

Helps noun US /helps/

plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading “We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?”

manipulate verb US /məˈnɪpjəleɪt/

influence or control shrewdly or deviously

From this reading “You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!”

minute's noun US /ˈmɪnəts/

possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading “We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?”

mob noun US /mɑːb/

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading “You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!”

Shares noun US /ʃerz/

plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

From this reading “You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!”

winner's noun US /ˈwɪnərz/

possessive form of “winner” — the contestant who wins the contest

From this reading “Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!”

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.

try conclusions noun + noun counted as “try conclusion”

In this reading “We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

carcassnounUS /ˈkɑːrkəs/

the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/

of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

conclusionsnounUS /kənˈkluːʒənz/

plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

cryverbUS /kraɪ/

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

dnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

desperateadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

fearsnounUS /fɪrz/

plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

FoolnounUS /fuːl/

a person who lacks good judgment

From this reading Fool, fool!

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

HelpsnounUS /helps/

plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

huntverbUS /hʌnt/

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

inchnounUS /ɪntʃ/

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

manipulateverbUS /məˈnɪpjəleɪt/

influence or control shrewdly or deviously

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

Mannaia-machine

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

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

minute'snounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

mobnounUS /mɑːb/

a disorderly crowd of people

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

neareradverbUS /ˈnɪrər/

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

painsnounUS /peɪnz/

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

pushverbUS /pʊʃ/

move with force

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry dispute

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

QuarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/

one of four equal parts

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

snounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

SharesnounUS /ʃerz/

plural of “share” — assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

TnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

ThanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/

make physical contact with, come in contact with

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

tryverbUS /traɪ/

make an effort or attempt

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

UsingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

Wherein

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

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

whynounUS /waɪ/

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

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

winner'snounUS /ˈwɪnərz/

possessive form of “winner” — the contestant who wins the contest

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Quarter the carcass or we quarrel; come, Here 's the world ready to see justice done!"

worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

worstnounUS /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading We 'd try conclusions!--at the worst, what worse Than this Mannaia-machine, each minute's talk Helps push an inch the nearer me?

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading Oh, it had been a desperate game, but game Wherein the winner's chance were worth the pains!

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You should manipulate the coarse rough mob: 'T is you I 'd deal directly with, not them,-- Using your fears: why touch the thing myself When I could see you hunt, and then cry "Shares!

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