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Chastelard, a Tragedy

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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3D CITIZEN.
Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.
Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.
3D CITIZEN.
I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.
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Chastelard, a Tragedy

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Chastelard, a Tragedy is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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3D CITIZEN.
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Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.
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Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.
/neɪ sɜːrrz teɪk hiːd ʌv wɜːrdz mɔːˈroʊvər pliːz ɪt juː ðɪs mæn hæθ noʊ poʊps pɑːrt ɪn hɪm/
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3D CITIZEN.
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I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

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flagging noun US /ˈflæɡɪŋ/

flagstones collectively

From this reading “Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.”

hell's noun US /helz/

possessive form of “hell” — any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading “I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.”

jowl noun US /dʒaʊl/

the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

From this reading “Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.”

lewd adjective US /luːd/

suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

From this reading “I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.”

peeled adjective US /piːld/

(used informally) completely unclothed

From this reading “Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.”

pope's noun US /poʊps/

possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading “Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.”

sirs noun US /sɜːrrz/

plural of “sir” — term of address for a man

From this reading “Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.”

thief's noun US /θiːfs/

possessive form of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading “I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.”

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2

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From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

3

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From this reading 3D CITIZEN.

Ah

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From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

blinkingadjectiveUS /ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/

closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

burnverbUS /bɜːrn/

To consume or be consumed by fire.

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

cheeknounUS /tʃiːk/

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

CITIZENnounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/

a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

From this reading 3D CITIZEN.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading 3D CITIZEN.

damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

flaggingnounUS /ˈflæɡɪŋ/

flagstones collectively

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

fouler

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/

possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

heednounUS /hiːd/

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

hell'snounUS /helz/

possessive form of “hell” — any place of pain and turmoil

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

jowlnounUS /dʒaʊl/

the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

knavenounUS /neɪv/

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

lewdadjectiveUS /luːd/

suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/

in addition to what has just been said

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

onion's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

peeledadjectiveUS /piːld/

(used informally) completely unclothed

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

pope'snounUS /poʊps/

possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

priestnounUS /priːst/

a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

sirsnounUS /sɜːrrz/

plural of “sir” — term of address for a man

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

TakeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

thief'snounUS /θiːfs/

possessive form of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ah! by God's leave, not so; If the knave show us his peeled onion's head And that damned flagging jowl of his-- 2D CITIZEN.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

whore's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I say That if priest whore's friend with the lewd thief's cheek Show his foul blinking face to shame all ours, It goes back fouler; well, one day hell's fire Will burn him black indeed.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Nay, sirs, Take heed of words; moreover, please it you, This man hath no pope's part in him.

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