Chapter 6 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Fr._ Is the knight any scholar too? _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none. _Enter_ WOLF _and_ TOUCHSTONE. _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you. 28 [_Exit_ WOLF.
Chapter 6 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an admirable manner
From this reading “_1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.”
plural of “cock” — obscene terms for penis
From this reading “_1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.”
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading “_1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.”
an opening that permits escape or release
someone who hunts game
From this reading “_1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.”
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading “_Fr._ Is the knight any scholar too?”
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
From this reading “_Enter_ WOLF _and_ TOUCHSTONE.”
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “_Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.”
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In this reading “_Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.”
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From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
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From this reading 28 [_Exit_ WOLF.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
in an admirable manner
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _Fr._ Is the knight any scholar too?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
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From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
plural of “cock” — obscene terms for penis
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ WOLF _and_ TOUCHSTONE.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading 28 [_Exit_ WOLF.
a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium
From this reading _Fr._ Is the knight any scholar too?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
someone who hunts game
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
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From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Fr._ Is the knight any scholar too?
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading _Fr._ Is the knight any scholar too?
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
not any; not one
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
not one, and not any
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading _Fr._ Is the knight any scholar too?
express in speech
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Fr._ Is the knight any scholar too?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _Fr._ Is the knight any scholar too?
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
From this reading _Enter_ WOLF _and_ TOUCHSTONE.
precisely as stated
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
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From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _1st Pr._ No, but he will speak very well, and discourse admirably of running horses and White-Friars, and against bawds; and of cocks; and talk as loud as a hunter, but is none.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading _Enter_ WOLF _and_ TOUCHSTONE.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Wo._ Please you, stay here; I'll call his worship down to you.
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