Chapter 3 of The Merry Devil of Edmonton is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Merry Devil of Edmonton is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRIAN. Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out. CLARE. They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper. BRIAN.
Chapter 3 of The Merry Devil of Edmonton is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.”
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.”
a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
From this reading “They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.”
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.”
someone in charge of other people
From this reading “They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.”
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading “They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.”
the act of searching for something
From this reading “Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.”
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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 They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRIAN.
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From this reading CLARE.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
set up or found
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
someone in charge of other people
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
the act of searching for something
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeking for stealers are abroad to night, My hound stayed on her, and so found her out.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
at the time that
From this reading They were these stealers that affrighted us; I was hard upon them, when they horst their Deer, And I perceive they took me for a keeper.
Chapter 3 of The Merry Devil of Edmonton by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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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