Chapter 2 of Epicoene is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Epicoene is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another. When saw you Dauphine Eugenie? CLER: Not these three days. Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear. TRUE: Sick of the uncle? is he?
Chapter 2 of Epicoene is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.”
go across or through
From this reading “TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “TRUE: Sick of the uncle? is he?”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “TRUE: Sick of the uncle? is he?”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLER: Not these three days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When saw you Dauphine Eugenie?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading CLER: Not these three days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When saw you Dauphine Eugenie?
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
not any; not one
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CLER: Not these three days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRUE: Sick of the uncle? is he?
go across or through
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
cut with a saw
From this reading When saw you Dauphine Eugenie?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading TRUE: Sick of the uncle? is he?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRUE: Sick of the uncle? is he?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading CLER: Not these three days.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading CLER: Not these three days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading TRUE: Sick of the uncle? is he?
precisely as stated
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we go to him this morning? he is very melancholy, I hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
at the time that
From this reading When saw you Dauphine Eugenie?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TRUE: No, faith, I let her alone, as we'll let this argument, if you please, and pass to another.
Chapter 2 of Epicoene by Ben Jonson holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 366 sentences of Epicoene, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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