Chapter 10 of Epicoene is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Epicoene is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOGGET, small log, stick. LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow. LOSE, give over, desist from; waste. LOUTING, bowing, cringing. LUCULENT, bright of beauty.
Chapter 10 of Epicoene is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 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.
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.”
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading “LOUTING, bowing, cringing.”
totally submissive
From this reading “LOUTING, bowing, cringing.”
choose not to consume
From this reading “LOSE, give over, desist from; waste.”
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.”
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading “LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “LOSE, give over, desist from; waste.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading LUCULENT, bright of beauty.
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading LOUTING, bowing, cringing.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading LUCULENT, bright of beauty.
totally submissive
From this reading LOUTING, bowing, cringing.
choose not to consume
From this reading LOSE, give over, desist from; waste.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LOSE, give over, desist from; waste.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading LOSE, give over, desist from; waste.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading LOGGET, small log, stick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOGGET, small log, stick.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading LOSE, give over, desist from; waste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOUTING, bowing, cringing.
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
From this reading LUCULENT, bright of beauty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.
above and across; more than
From this reading LOSE, give over, desist from; waste.
release, as from one's grip
From this reading LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LOGGET, small log, stick.
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
From this reading LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading LOGGET, small log, stick.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading LOOSE, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading LOSE, give over, desist from; waste.
Chapter 10 of Epicoene by Ben Jonson holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 10 holds 421 sentences of Epicoene, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Epicoene by Ben Jonson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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