Chapter 10 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Exeunt_ Sailors. Bess. That it should be my fate! Poor, poor sweetheart! I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
Chapter 10 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “That it should be my fate!”
death of a person
From this reading “I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.”
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “[_Exeunt_ Sailors.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “Poor, poor sweetheart!”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That it should be my fate!
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From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
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From this reading Bess.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_ Sailors.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading That it should be my fate!
death of a person
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That it should be my fate!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That it should be my fate!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor, poor sweetheart!
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading [_Exeunt_ Sailors.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That it should be my fate!
a person loved by another person
From this reading Poor, poor sweetheart!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That it should be my fate!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I do but think how thou becom’st thy grave, In which would I lay by thee.
Chapter 10 of Thomas Heywood by Thomas Heywood holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 10 holds 394 sentences of Thomas Heywood, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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