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The Shakespeare-Expositor

Chapter XXII

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* * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."
Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'
* * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."
As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.
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The Shakespeare-Expositor

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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* * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."
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Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'
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* * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."
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As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.
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Learner Dictionary

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.

challenge verb US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

take exception to

From this reading “* * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."”

issue verb US /ˈɪʃuː/

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading “* * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."”

omitted verb US /oʊˈmɪtəd/

inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading “As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.”

printer noun US /ˈprɪntər/

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading “As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.”

suspect verb US /səˈspekt/

imagine to be the case or true or probable

From this reading “As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.”

syllable noun US /ˈsɪləbəl/

a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

From this reading “As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.”

transcriber noun US /trænˈskraɪbər/

a person who translates written messages from one language to another

From this reading “As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.”

verb noun US /vɜːrb/

the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

From this reading “As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

met with verb + particle counted as “meet with”

In this reading “As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.”

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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.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading * * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading * * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

anywhereadverbUS /ˈeniwer/

at or in or to any place

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

challengeverbUS /ˈtʃæləndʒ/

take exception to

From this reading * * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."

else

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading * * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading * * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

issueverbUS /ˈɪʃuː/

prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading * * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."

ivnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

Meas

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading * * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."

omittedverbUS /oʊˈmɪtəd/

inflected form of “omit” — prevent from being included or considered or accepted

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

printernounUS /ˈprɪntər/

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading * * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."

ratenounUS /reɪt/

a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

From this reading * * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

roist

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

roistering

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

roisting

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading * * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading * * * * * "I have a roisting challenge sent amongst."

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

suspectverbUS /səˈspekt/

imagine to be the case or true or probable

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

syllablenounUS /ˈsɪləbəl/

a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading * * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

transcribernounUS /trænˈskraɪbər/

a person who translates written messages from one language to another

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

verbnounUS /vɜːrb/

the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

wisdoms

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading * * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Perhaps some word, such as _thus_ or _low_, has been lost after 'rate,' or we should read '_under_rate.'

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading As I have not met with the verb 'roist' anywhere else, I suspect that the poet may have written _roistering_, and the transcriber or printer have omitted a syllable, as in Meas. for Meas. iv.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading * * * * * "The issue of your proper wisdoms rate."

Chapter 22 of The Shakespeare-Expositor by Thomas Keightley holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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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Chapter 22 holds 391 sentences of The Shakespeare-Expositor, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.

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