Chapter 10 of The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_. So, set it down, and leave me to myself. [_Exit_ Maid. _The_ DUCHESS _writes_. O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
Chapter 10 of The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 2 (of 3) is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an old form of “does”
From this reading “O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “_The_ DUCHESS _writes_.”
an opening that permits escape or release
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading “_Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_.”
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!”
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading “O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!”
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
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.
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From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
an old form of “does”
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So, set it down, and leave me to myself.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading _The_ DUCHESS _writes_.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit_ Maid.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading _Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So, set it down, and leave me to myself.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
go away from a place
From this reading So, set it down, and leave me to myself.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
a female domestic
From this reading _Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, set it down, and leave me to myself.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading So, set it down, and leave me to myself.
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, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading _Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading _Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
enter again
From this reading _Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So, set it down, and leave me to myself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, set it down, and leave me to myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So, set it down, and leave me to myself.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Re-enter the_ Maid, _with pen, ink, and paper_.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
produce a literary work
From this reading O, would to God, this quill that here doth write 10 Had late been pluck'd from out fair Cupid's wing, That it might print these lines within his heart!
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading _The_ DUCHESS _writes_.
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