Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Surgeon. There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour. Spencer. My name! What was he?
Thomas Heywood
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Surgeon.
There
is
a
gentleman,
one
of
your
name,
That
died
within
this
hour.
Spencer.
My
name!
What
was
he?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Thomas Heywood
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Surgeon.
/ˈsɜːrdʒən/
Line 2
There
is
a
gentleman,
one
of
your
name,
That
died
within
this
hour.
/ðer ɪz ə ˈdʒentəlmən wʌn ʌv jɔːr neɪm ðæt daɪd wɪˈðɪn ðɪs ˈaʊər/
Line 3
Spencer.
/ˈspensər/
Line 4
My
name!
/maɪ neɪm/
Line 5
What
was
he?
/wʌt wɑːz hiː/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.”
Spencer
noun
US /ˈspensər/
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading “Spencer.”
Surgeon
noun
US /ˈsɜːrdʒən/
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “Surgeon.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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died within
verb + particle
counted as “die within”
In this reading “There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.”
All words in this reading · 19
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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 There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
a man of refinement
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was he?
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
SpencernounUS /ˈspensər/
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading Spencer.
SurgeonnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒən/
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading Surgeon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was he?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was he?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is a gentleman, one of your name, That died within this hour.
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