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The Works of John Marston. Volume 2
The Works of John Marston. Volume 2

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 2 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!
_Zuc._[260] That's the grief on't.
_Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!
O methinks I embrace her yet!
490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Works of John Marston. Volume 2

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 2 is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!
Line 2
_Zuc._[260] That's the grief on't.
Line 3
_Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!
Line 4
O methinks I embrace her yet!
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490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Alas exclamation US /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading “490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!”

creature noun US /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “_Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!”

delicate adjective US /ˈdeləkət/

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading “_Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!”

Don noun US /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading “_Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!”

embrace verb US /emˈbreɪs/

include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading “O methinks I embrace her yet!”

grief noun US /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading “_Zuc._[260] That's the grief on't.”

knowledge noun US /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading “_Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!”

wrong adjective US /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading “_Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

great pleasure adjective + noun

In this reading “490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!”

in the world preposition + article + noun counted as “in … world”

In this reading “490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!”

All words in this reading · 41

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260

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Zuc._[260] That's the grief on't.

490

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading 490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!

creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

cuckoldnoun

a man whose wife committed adultery

From this reading _Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!

delicateadjectiveUS /ˈdeləkət/

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

DonnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading _Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading 490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

embraceverbUS /emˈbreɪs/

include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

From this reading O methinks I embrace her yet!

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading 490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

griefnounUS /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading _Zuc._[260] That's the grief on't.

hanounUS /hɑː/

(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading O methinks I embrace her yet!

Herc

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading 490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

methinks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O methinks I embrace her yet!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

OnounUS /oʊ/

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 methinks I embrace her yet!

on't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Zuc._[260] That's the grief on't.

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading 490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading _Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

That's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Zuc._[260] That's the grief on't.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Zuc._[260] That's the grief on't.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading _Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading 490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading 490 _Herc._ Alas! my lord, you have done her no wrong--no wrong in the world; you have done her a pleasure--a great pleasure!

wrong'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Herc._ That's---- _Zuc._ That I ha' wrong'd so sweet (and now, in my knowledge), so delicate a creature!

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading O methinks I embrace her yet!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Herc._ Why, my sweet Don, you are no cuckold!

Zuc

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Zuc._[260] That's the grief on't.

Chapter 9 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 2 by John Marston holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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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