Chapter 3 of Every Man in His Humor is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Every Man in His Humor is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mat. How is the bearing of it now, sir? Bob. O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure. Mat.
Chapter 3 of Every Man in His Humor is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “How is the bearing of it now, sir?”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bob.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.”
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading “Mat.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.”
go across or through
From this reading “O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “How is the bearing of it now, sir?”
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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 O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading How is the bearing of it now, sir?
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Bob.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is the bearing of it now, sir?
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is the bearing of it now, sir?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How is the bearing of it now, sir?
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading Mat.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How is the bearing of it now, sir?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How is the bearing of it now, sir?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
go across or through
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
term of address for a man
From this reading How is the bearing of it now, sir?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How is the bearing of it now, sir?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O, out of measure ill: a well-experienced hand would pass upon you at pleasure.
Chapter 3 of Every Man in His Humor by Ben Jonson holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 3 holds 396 sentences of Every Man in His Humor, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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