Chapter 19 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Joseph. Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little. Luce. I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait. Do you attend the shop, I’ll ply my work.
Chapter 19 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “Joseph.”
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading “Luce.”
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading “Do you attend the shop, I’ll ply my work.”
third-person singular of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.”
providing carefully for the future
From this reading “I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.”
in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly
From this reading “I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.”
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading “I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.”
plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading “I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.”
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.
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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 Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you attend the shop, I’ll ply my work.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Joseph.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading Luce.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you attend the shop, I’ll ply my work.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading Do you attend the shop, I’ll ply my work.
third-person singular of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
providing carefully for the future
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
do one's shopping
From this reading Do you attend the shop, I’ll ply my work.
be seated
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
not in physical motion
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Do you attend the shop, I’ll ply my work.
but in spite of that
From this reading I do not love to sit thus publicly; And yet upon the traffic of our wares Our provident eyes and presence must still wait.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mistress, above, And prays you to attend below a little.
Chapter 19 of Thomas Heywood by Thomas Heywood holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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 19 holds 378 sentences of Thomas Heywood, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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