Chapter 3 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAC. See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O! SORD. Ha, ha, ha! I will not sow my grounds this year.
Chapter 3 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “I will not sow my grounds this year.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!”
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading “MAC.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!”
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading “I will not sow my grounds this year.”
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!”
plural of “tickle” — a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
From this reading “See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading I will not sow my grounds this year.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ha, ha, ha!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
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From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will not sow my grounds this year.
the sound of laughing
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
From this reading MAC.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will not sow my grounds this year.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not sow my grounds this year.
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 See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
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From this reading SORD.
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading I will not sow my grounds this year.
a woman adulterer
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I will not sow my grounds this year.
plural of “tickle” — a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not sow my grounds this year.
in the company of; together with
From this reading See how the strumpet fortune tickles him, And makes him swoon with laughter, O, O, O!
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I will not sow my grounds this year.
Chapter 3 of Every Man out of His Humour by Ben Jonson holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 407 sentences of Every Man out of His Humour, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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