Chapter 23 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio. _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford. "A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep." Golding, Ovid. p. 52.
Chapter 23 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."”
possessive form of “collier” — someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading “The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.”
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
From this reading “The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.”
the system of numbering pages
From this reading “The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.”
English novelist (1911-1993)
From this reading “Golding, Ovid. p.”
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading “"A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “_Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.”
a person who sings
From this reading “The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.”
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.
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From this reading 52.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
possessive form of “collier” — someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading "A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."
the system of numbering pages
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
English novelist (1911-1993)
From this reading Golding, Ovid. p.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading "A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading Golding, Ovid. p.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Golding, Ovid. p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
a person who sings
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "A thousand herds of _rother_-beasts he in his field did keep."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The excellent correction of 'rother' for _brother_ of the folio is due to Mr. Singer, and to Collier's folio.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Rother_-(_hryther_ A.S.) _beast_ is _juvencus_; there was a _rother_-market in Stratford.
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