Chapter 9 of Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COKES. Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest. What's next, what's next? LEATH. _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
Chapter 9 of Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “coke” — carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
From this reading “COKES.”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “_This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “_This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “_This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “_This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!”
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading “_This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “_This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!”
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In this reading “_This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
plural of “coke” — carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal
From this reading COKES.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
(Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEATH.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading What's next, what's next?
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From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's next, what's next?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, we have seen it, and thou hast felt it, whatsoe'er thou sayest.
during the time that
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
in the company of; together with
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _This while young Leander with fair Hero is drinking, And Hero grown drunk to any man's thinking!
Chapter 9 of Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy by Ben Jonson holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 9 holds 448 sentences of Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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