Chapter 6 of Every Man in His Humour is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Every Man in His Humour is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HES. Help, help, Piso! [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.] LOR. JU.
Chapter 6 of Every Man in His Humour is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “[THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “[THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]”
to come or go into
From this reading “[THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Help, help, Piso!”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “[THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]”
engage in
From this reading “[THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “[THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “[THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]”
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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 [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
cause to move by pulling
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
to come or go into
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Help, help, Piso!
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From this reading HES.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
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From this reading JU.
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From this reading LOR.
engage in
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Help, help, Piso!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading [THEY ALL DRAW, ENTER PISO AND SOME MORE OF THE HOUSE TO PART THEM, THE WOMEN MAKE A GREAT CRY.]
Chapter 6 of Every Man in His Humour by Ben Jonson holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 405 sentences of Every Man in His Humour, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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