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The Works of John Marston. Volume 3

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Sec._ Landed at Cuckold's Haven!
If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!
I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.
49 _Sl._ Alas! good father, be not so desperate!
Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.
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The Works of John Marston. Volume 3

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Sec._ Landed at Cuckold's Haven!
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If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!
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I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.
/aɪ wɪl ˈnevər ərˈaɪz mɔːr aɪ wɪl ˈɡrɑːvəl hiːr ənd iːt dɜːrt tɪl aɪ biː tʃoʊkt aɪ wɪl meɪk ðə ˈdʒentəl ɜːrθ duː ðæt wɪtʃ ðə ˈkruːəl ˈwɔːtər hæz dɪˈnaɪd miː/
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49 _Sl._ Alas! good father, be not so desperate!
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Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.

Learner Dictionary

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

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arise verb US /ərˈaɪz/

come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading “I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.”

choked adjective US /tʃoʊkt/

stopped up; clogged up

From this reading “I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.”

denied verb US /dɪˈnaɪd/

inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

From this reading “I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.”

dirt noun US /dɜːrt/

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

From this reading “I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.”

grovel verb US /ˈɡrɑːvəl/

show submission or fear

From this reading “I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.”

Haven noun US /ˈheɪvən/

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

From this reading “_Sec._ Landed at Cuckold's Haven!”

Landed adjective US /ˈlændəd/

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading “_Sec._ Landed at Cuckold's Haven!”

Sec noun US /sek/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

twenty times noun + noun

In this reading “If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!”

All words in this reading · 59

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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

49

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

From this reading 49 _Sl._ Alas! good father, be not so desperate!

AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading 49 _Sl._ Alas! good father, be not so desperate!

aliveadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪv/

possessing life

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/

come into existence; take on form or shape

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Sec._ Landed at Cuckold's Haven!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/

stopped up; clogged up

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.

crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

Cuckold's

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

From this reading _Sec._ Landed at Cuckold's Haven!

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

deniedverbUS /dɪˈnaɪd/

inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

desperateadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading 49 _Sl._ Alas! good father, be not so desperate!

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/

the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading 49 _Sl._ Alas! good father, be not so desperate!

gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading 49 _Sl._ Alas! good father, be not so desperate!

grovelverbUS /ˈɡrɑːvəl/

show submission or fear

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

HavennounUS /ˈheɪvən/

a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

From this reading _Sec._ Landed at Cuckold's Haven!

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

I'll

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

From this reading Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

LandedadjectiveUS /ˈlændəd/

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading _Sec._ Landed at Cuckold's Haven!

leadverbUS /led/

take somebody somewhere

From this reading Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.

RiseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.

scaped

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

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

SecnounUS /sek/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _Sec._ Landed at Cuckold's Haven!

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

Slnoun

a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru

From this reading 49 _Sl._ Alas! good father, be not so desperate!

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading 49 _Sl._ Alas! good father, be not so desperate!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading If it had not been to die twenty times alive, I should never have 'scaped death!

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will never arise more; I will grovel here and eat dirt till I be choked; I will make the gentle earth do that, which the cruel water has denied me.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Rise, man; if you will I'll come presently and lead you home.

Chapter 4 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 by John Marston holds 360 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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