Chapter 8 of Thomas Dekker is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Thomas Dekker is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_All._ Yes, yes.--Farewell, wench. _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for? _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in. Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard. [167] A sweet Spanish wine.
Chapter 8 of Thomas Dekker is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “_Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.”
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading “_Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.”
(of offspring) generated by procreation
From this reading “_Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “_All._ Yes, yes.--Farewell, wench.”
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading “Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.”
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “[167] A sweet Spanish wine.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “_All._ Yes, yes.--Farewell, wench.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.”
have as a guest
In this reading “Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.”
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From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [167] A sweet Spanish wine.
(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 _All._ Yes, yes.--Farewell, wench.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
(of offspring) generated by procreation
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
apart from; not including
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading _All._ Yes, yes.--Farewell, wench.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading [167] A sweet Spanish wine.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading [167] A sweet Spanish wine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here’s six shillings to pay for nursing the bastard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading _All._ Yes, yes.--Farewell, wench.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading _Bell._ Farewell, boys.--[_Exeunt all except_ BELLAFRONT _and_ ROGER.]--Roger, what wine sent they for?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Rog._ Bastard wine,[167] for if it had been truly begotten, it would ha’ been ashamed to come in.
an affirmative
From this reading _All._ Yes, yes.--Farewell, wench.
Chapter 8 of Thomas Dekker by Thomas Dekker holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
Chapter 8 holds 365 sentences of Thomas Dekker, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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