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Chapter 3 of Every Man in His Humour is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAT. Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so. BOB. 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there. [EXEUNT.]
Chapter 3 of Every Man in His Humour is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BOB.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.”
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading “MAT.”
come together
From this reading “'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.”
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.”
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [EXEUNT.]
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading MAT.
come together
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.
by chance
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Faith, I have not past two shillings, or so.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
at the time that
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Tis somewhat with the least, but come, when we have done, we'll call up Signior Prospero; perhaps we shall meet with Coridon his brother there.
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