Chapter 5 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance. See Middleton, iii. 134. [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them. [90] Mean rascal.
Chapter 5 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wait in hiding to attack
From this reading “[89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.”
take into custody
From this reading “[89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.”
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading “See Middleton, iii.”
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “[88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.”
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading “[88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “[90] Mean rascal.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “[88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.”
of or relating to the theater
From this reading “[88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.”
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From this reading 134.
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From this reading [88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.
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From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
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From this reading [90] Mean rascal.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
take into custody
From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading See Middleton, iii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading [90] Mean rascal.
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading See Middleton, iii.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading [88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.
yielding material gain or profit
From this reading [88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading [90] Mean rascal.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See Middleton, iii.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading [88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.
of or relating to the theater
From this reading [88] A theatrical term for a profitable performance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [89] _I.e._, set officers in ambush to arrest them.
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