Chapter 4 of The Spanish Tragedie is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Spanish Tragedie is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HANG. To goe to this geere. PED. O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit. So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
Chapter 4 of The Spanish Tragedie is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the front
From this reading “O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.”
an established custom
From this reading “O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.”
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
From this reading “O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “HANG.”
a strong line
From this reading “So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To goe to this geere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To goe to this geere.
an established custom
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading HANG.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
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From this reading PED.
especially fine or decorative clothing
From this reading So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
a strong line
From this reading So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
term of address for a man
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So should I goe out of this geere, my raiment, into that geere, the rope.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To goe to this geere.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To goe to this geere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O, sir, you are to forward; thou woulst faine furnish me with a halter, to disfurnish me of my habit.
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