Chapter 6 of The Maids Tragedy is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Maids Tragedy is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
%THE MAIDS TRAGEDY%. The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows: (%A%) The Maides Tragedy. | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants. | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
Chapter 6 of The Maids Tragedy is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “| London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.”
many and different
From this reading “| As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.”
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:”
the system of numbering pages
From this reading “The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:”
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading “| London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.”
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “%THE MAIDS TRAGEDY%.”
plural of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “| London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.”
earlier in time
From this reading “The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:”
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From this reading The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (%A%) The Maides Tragedy.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
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From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
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From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
many and different
From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
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From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
plural of “edition” — the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:
the system of numbering pages
From this reading The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
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From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
an old form of “has”
From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
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From this reading (%A%) The Maides Tragedy.
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading %THE MAIDS TRAGEDY%.
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From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:
above and across; more than
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
plural of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
earlier in time
From this reading The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading %THE MAIDS TRAGEDY%.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading | As it hath beene | divers times Acted at the Blacke-friers by | the Kings Majesties Servants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The editions prior to the Folio of 1679 are as follows:
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading %THE MAIDS TRAGEDY%.
a Caucasian
From this reading | London | Printed for Francis Constable and are to be sold | at the white Lyon over against the great North | doore of Pauls Church.
Chapter 6 of The Maids Tragedy by Francis Beaumont holds 355 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
Chapter 6 holds 355 sentences of The Maids Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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