Chapter 5 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DELI. Be they my bane then! What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence. FAL. 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
Chapter 5 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
something causing misery or death
From this reading “Be they my bane then!”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.”
a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
From this reading “DELI.”
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.”
for this reason
From this reading “What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
something causing misery or death
From this reading Be they my bane then!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be they my bane then!
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
From this reading DELI.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
plural of “glove” — the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
for this reason
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Be they my bane then!
not any; not one
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
term of address for a man
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Be they my bane then!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Be they my bane then!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Sbody, sir, but do not: Bring in no gloves to spite me; if you do -- DELI.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What, sirrah, Fido, bring in those gloves again You took from hence.
Chapter 5 of Every Man out of His Humour by Ben Jonson holds 410 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.
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