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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
almost
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
any
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
appointed
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
back
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
backed
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
Bartholomew
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
Bartholomew's
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
bought
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
bridegroom
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
buildings
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
Church
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
Comical
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
crowd
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
Cuckold
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
cure
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
dinner
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
door-post
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
dragged
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
drawn
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
empty
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
FairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
Foul-mouthed
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
gabled
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
Gallant
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
GARDEN
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From this reading IN THE GOLDSMITH'S GARDEN.
gold
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
GOLDSMITH'S
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From this reading IN THE GOLDSMITH'S GARDEN.
Greek
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
heart
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
Helen
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
here's
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
History
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
Holyday
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
horse
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
horse-courser
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
house
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
Humours
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
hunger
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
husband
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GOLDSMITH'S GARDEN.
ink
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
interest
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
King
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
leaning
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
listening
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
lodging
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
Loves
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
Mad
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
markets
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
Master
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
Menelaus
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
Merry
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
mild
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
mountebank
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
oration
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
ordinary
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
otherwise
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
paper
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
Paris
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
pens
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
piece
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
poet
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
puppet-play
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
quack
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
Queen
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
Rather
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
Ravenshaw
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
remedy
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
Roaring
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
room
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
showed
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
Sinful
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
small
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
Smithfield
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
Soldier
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
St
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
stomach
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From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
Sweet
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GOLDSMITH'S GARDEN.
Thersites
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
title
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
top-story
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
tower
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
Tragical
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
Trojan
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
trust
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
unconscious
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
up
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
view
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From this reading After dinner, they bought paper, ink, and pens, and took a lodging at the house of a horse-courser in Smithfield,--a top-story room, with an open view of the horse markets backed by gabled buildings and the tower of St. Bartholomew's Church.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
weariness
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Come, heart," cried the captain, "the mountebank will never cure thy empty stomach; here's the remedy for that," and he showed his gold piece, and dragged the scholar to an ordinary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
work
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From this reading Ravenshaw left the poet at work upon his puppet-play, of which the title was to be: "The Tragical Comical History of Paris and Helen; otherwise the King a Cuckold; being the Sweet Sinful Loves of the Trojan Gallant and the Fair Queen of Menelaus; with the Mad, Merry Humours of the Foul-mouthed Roaring Greek Soldier, Thersites."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
yoked
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From this reading "Rather than be yoked with this bridegroom is appointed me I would take up any husband almost upon any trust."--_Bartholomew Fair._ Ravenshaw found Master Holyday leaning back against a door-post, with the unconscious weariness of hunger, and listening with a mild interest to the oration of a quack doctor who had drawn a small crowd.
