Chapter 2 of The Scornful Lady is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Scornful Lady is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Wel_. I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you. See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me. _Mar_. Will you sit down Sir, and take a spoon?
Chapter 2 of The Scornful Lady is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
confined by bonds
From this reading “I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.”
well known or easily recognized
From this reading “See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.”
make imperfect
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading “Will you sit down Sir, and take a spoon?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Will you sit down Sir, and take a spoon?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.
confined by bonds
From this reading I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Will you sit down Sir, and take a spoon?
well known or easily recognized
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
a woman of refinement
From this reading I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
make imperfect
From this reading _Mar_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
term of address for a man
From this reading Will you sit down Sir, and take a spoon?
be seated
From this reading Will you sit down Sir, and take a spoon?
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading Will you sit down Sir, and take a spoon?
carry out
From this reading Will you sit down Sir, and take a spoon?
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading See how this foul familiar chewes the Cud: From thee, and three and fifty good Love deliver me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wel_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you sit down Sir, and take a spoon?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thank you Gentlewoman, and rest bound to you.
Chapter 2 of The Scornful Lady by Francis Beaumont holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 2 holds 453 sentences of The Scornful Lady, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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