Chapter 8 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clem. When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up. They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese. Bess. Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
Chapter 8 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.”
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading “They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.”
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading “They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.”
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.”
past form of “score” — gain points in a game
From this reading “When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bess.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clem.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
not any; not one
From this reading Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
past form of “score” — gain points in a game
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took me for a simple gull, indeed, that would have had me to have taken chalk for cheese.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
(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 Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
at the time that
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Well, go wait upon the captains: see them want no wine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When I brought them a reckoning, they would have had me to have scored it up.
Chapter 8 of Thomas Heywood by Thomas Heywood holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 388 sentences of Thomas Heywood, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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