Chapter 7 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased. _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further. Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days! Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all. _Ford._ Let it be so.
Chapter 7 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is being chased
From this reading “_Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.”
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “_Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!”
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading “_Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “_Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “_Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.”
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From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Ford._ Let it be so.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
a person who is being chased
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
start firing a weapon
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading _Ford._ Let it be so.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ford._ Let it be so.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
not any; not one
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
throughout a period of time
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
term of address for a man
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Ford._ Let it be so.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Good husband, let us every one go home, And laugh this sport o’er by a country fire; 230 Sir John and all.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
at the time that
From this reading _Fal._ When night-dogs run, all sorts of deer are chased.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Mrs Page._ Well, I will muse no further.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Master Fenton, Heaven give you many, many merry days!
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