Chapter 8 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAR. The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what? PUNT. Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo? CAR.
Chapter 8 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “CAR.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?”
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading “Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?”
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
From this reading “The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?”
kick the ball
From this reading “PUNT.”
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading “Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?”
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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 The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading CAR.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
kick the ball
From this reading PUNT.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The French pox! out pox: we have them in as good a form as they, man; what?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me perish, but thou art a salt one! was your new-created gallant there with you, Sogliardo?
Chapter 8 of Every Man out of His Humour by Ben Jonson holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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