Chapter 16 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
3 SONG. 1. Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you. Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these. 2.
Chapter 16 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.”
plural of “cure” — a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
From this reading “Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.”
Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
From this reading “Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.”
medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)
From this reading “Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.”
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
From this reading “Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.”
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.”
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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.
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading 3 SONG.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
plural of “cure” — a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
at any time
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
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From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading 3 SONG.
in the near future
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nor Galen nor Hippocrates Did ever do such cures as these.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Maids of the chamber or the kitchen, If you be troubled with an itching, Come give me but a kiss or two, I'll give you that shall soon cure you.
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