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Chapter 2 of The Spanish Tragedie is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Takes the cup of HORATIO. My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue. Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set. Exeunt omnes. [CHORUS.]
Chapter 2 of The Spanish Tragedie is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “[CHORUS.]”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Takes the cup of HORATIO.”
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.”
be seated
From this reading “My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “Takes the cup of HORATIO.”
accept gladly
From this reading “My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading [CHORUS.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Takes the cup of HORATIO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
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From this reading Exeunt omnes.
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From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Takes the cup of HORATIO.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Takes the cup of HORATIO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Exeunt omnes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
be seated
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Takes the cup of HORATIO.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Takes the cup of HORATIO.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now let vs in, that you may be dispatcht; I think our councell is already set.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
accept gladly
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My lord, I feare we sit but ouer-long, Vnlesse our dainties were more delicate,-- But welcome are to you the best we haue.
Chapter 2 of The Spanish Tragedie by Thomas Kyd holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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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