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Chapter 5 of The Maids Tragedy is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Amint_. Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for. Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it. _Mel_. I have none against him.
Chapter 5 of The Maids Tragedy is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.”
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading “Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
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From this reading _Amint_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
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From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
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From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have none against him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
and nothing more
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
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From this reading _Mel_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
not one, and not any
From this reading I have none against him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
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From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
carry out
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Some Plot I did distrust thou hadst against the King By that old fellows carriage: but take heed, There is not the least limb growing to a King, But carries thunder in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just like my fortunes: I was run to that I purpos'd to have chid thee for.
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