Chapter 23 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce. Wise-woman. You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you. 2nd Luce. Married to-morrow,--O me!
Chapter 23 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to come or go into
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.”
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading “_Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.”
express in words
From this reading “You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.”
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 “_Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.”
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From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
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From this reading 2nd Luce.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
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From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
joined in matrimony
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Married to-morrow,--O me!
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From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
express in words
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Married to-morrow,--O me!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter the_ Wise-woman _and_ Sencer, _followed by 2nd_ Luce.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You tell me your name is Sence; I knew it before: and that Chartley is to be married, I could have told it you.
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