Chapter 6 of Epicoene is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Epicoene is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not. TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't? TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure. LA-F: I'll set my back against it, sir. I have a good back.
Chapter 6 of Epicoene is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “LA-F: I'll set my back against it, sir.”
terminate
From this reading “TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “LA-F: I'll set my back against it, sir.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have a good back.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading LA-F: I'll set my back against it, sir.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading LA-F: I'll set my back against it, sir.
terminate
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have a good back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a good back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LA-F: I'll set my back against it, sir.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LA-F: I'll set my back against it, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LA-F: I'll set my back against it, sir.
not any; not one
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading LA-F: I'll set my back against it, sir.
term of address for a man
From this reading LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TRUE: No, he cannot break open this door with his foot, sure.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not.
but in spite of that
From this reading TRUE: Yet, there's another fear-- LA-F: Is there! what is't?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LA-F: Would you not, sir? why, then I will not.
Chapter 6 of Epicoene by Ben Jonson holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 6 holds 392 sentences of Epicoene, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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