Chapter 12 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 2 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 2 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy. Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence! 100 Take, nay, with one hand. _Zan._ My service. _So._ Prepare Our sacrifice.
Chapter 12 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 2 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “_Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.”
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading “_Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!”
plural of “god” — 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 “_Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.”
for this reason
From this reading “Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “_So._ Prepare Our sacrifice.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “_So._ Prepare Our sacrifice.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “_Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.”
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keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “_Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.”
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From this reading 100 Take, nay, with one hand.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
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From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
plural of “god” — 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 _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading 100 Take, nay, with one hand.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
for this reason
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
and nothing more
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
a woman of refinement
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Zan._ My service.
an old word for “no”
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 100 Take, nay, with one hand.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _So._ Prepare Our sacrifice.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading _So._ Prepare Our sacrifice.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading _So._ Prepare Our sacrifice.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading _Zan._ My service.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
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From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
carry out
From this reading 100 Take, nay, with one hand.
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From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
in the company of; together with
From this reading 100 Take, nay, with one hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Against this, Syphax, is but----and you know, Fame lost, what can be got that's good for---- _So._ Hence!
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From this reading _Zan._ Ay, true madam; nay, think of his great mind, His most just heart, his all of excellence, And such a virtue as the gods might envy.
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