Chapter 9 of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Asot._ O no, sir. _Grac._ What for the Carthaginians? [ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast. What for ourself, your lord[117]? [_Dances._] Exceeding well.
Chapter 9 of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “[ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast.”
plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading “[_Dances._] Exceeding well.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “[ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “What for ourself, your lord[117]?”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
term of address for a man
From this reading “_Asot._ O no, sir.”
(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 “[_Dances._] Exceeding well.”
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From this reading [ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast.
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From this reading What for ourself, your lord[117]?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast.
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From this reading _Asot._ O no, sir.
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From this reading [ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading [ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast.
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From this reading _Grac._ What for the Carthaginians?
plural of “dance” — an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading [_Dances._] Exceeding well.
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
From this reading [_Dances._] Exceeding well.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Grac._ What for the Carthaginians?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading [ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast.
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From this reading _Grac._ What for the Carthaginians?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading What for ourself, your lord[117]?
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading [ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast.
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From this reading [ASOTUS _makes moppes_[116].] A good beast.
not any; not one
From this reading _Asot._ O no, sir.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Asot._ O no, sir.
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From this reading What for ourself, your lord[117]?
term of address for a man
From this reading _Asot._ O no, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Grac._ What for the Carthaginians?
(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 [_Dances._] Exceeding well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Grac._ What for the Carthaginians?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What for ourself, your lord[117]?
Chapter 9 of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I by Philip Massinger holds 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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 9 holds 370 sentences of The Plays of Philip Massinger, Vol. I, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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