Chapter 11 of Epicoene is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Epicoene is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROCK, distaff. RODOMONTADO, braggadocio. ROGUE, vagrant, vagabond. RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel. ROOK, sharper; fool, dupe.
Chapter 11 of Epicoene is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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vain and empty boasting
From this reading “RODOMONTADO, braggadocio.”
fool or hoax
From this reading “ROOK, sharper; fool, dupe.”
plural of “naris” — any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
From this reading “RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “ROGUE, vagrant, vagabond.”
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
From this reading “ROOK, sharper; fool, dupe.”
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading “ROOK, sharper; fool, dupe.”
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading “ROGUE, vagrant, vagabond.”
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading “ROGUE, vagrant, vagabond.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
vain and empty boasting
From this reading RODOMONTADO, braggadocio.
the sphere of work by women
From this reading ROCK, distaff.
fool or hoax
From this reading ROOK, sharper; fool, dupe.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ROOK, sharper; fool, dupe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
plural of “naris” — any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ROCK, distaff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RODOMONTADO, braggadocio.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ROGUE, vagrant, vagabond.
a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
From this reading ROOK, sharper; fool, dupe.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
From this reading ROOK, sharper; fool, dupe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RONDEL, "a round mark in the score of a public-house" (Nares); roundel.
anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
From this reading ROGUE, vagrant, vagabond.
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading ROGUE, vagrant, vagabond.
Chapter 11 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 11 holds 421 sentences of Epicoene, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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