Chapter 3 of The Spanish Tragedie is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Spanish Tragedie is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALEX. But in extreames what patience shall I vse? Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong. NOB. Yet hope the best.
Chapter 3 of The Spanish Tragedie is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Yet hope the best.”
plural of “discontent” — a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading “Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Yet hope the best.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “But in extreames what patience shall I vse?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet hope the best.”
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From this reading ALEX.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Yet hope the best.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in extreames what patience shall I vse?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
plural of “discontent” — a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
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From this reading But in extreames what patience shall I vse?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Yet hope the best.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But in extreames what patience shall I vse?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in extreames what patience shall I vse?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
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From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
informal term for an upper-class or wealthy person
From this reading NOB.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading But in extreames what patience shall I vse?
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From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But in extreames what patience shall I vse?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
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From this reading But in extreames what patience shall I vse?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But in extreames what patience shall I vse?
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From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Nor discontents it me to leaue the world, With whome there nothing can preuaile but wrong.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet hope the best.
Chapter 3 of The Spanish Tragedie by Thomas Kyd holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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 3 holds 375 sentences of The Spanish Tragedie, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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