Chapter 12 of Thomas Dekker is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Thomas Dekker is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship. _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows. Away! do not see me. [240] The common livery of the time. _Both._ This is excellent.
Chapter 12 of Thomas Dekker is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “_Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.”
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “[240] The common livery of the time.”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “_Both._ This is excellent.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “_Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.”
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading “[240] The common livery of the time.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “_Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.”
be dressed in
From this reading “_Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.”
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “_2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.”
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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From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away! do not see me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
the two together, not just one
From this reading _Both._ This is excellent.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading [240] The common livery of the time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Away! do not see me.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading _Both._ This is excellent.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading [240] The common livery of the time.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Away! do not see me.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Away! do not see me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [240] The common livery of the time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Both._ This is excellent.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading [240] The common livery of the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
be dressed in
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
at the time that
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Orl._ You proud varlets, you need not be ashamed to wear blue,[240] when your master is one of your fellows.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _2nd Ser._ As if it were made for your worship.
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