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Chapter 10 of Every Man out of His Humour is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUNT. Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter. MACI. Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir. [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
Chapter 10 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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turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.”
affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading “[ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.”
great merriment
From this reading “[ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?”
mix together different elements
From this reading “[ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?”
kick the ball
From this reading “PUNT.”
a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
From this reading “Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.”
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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 Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
on or to one side
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
affected or marked by low spirits
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
the state of being honored
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
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From this reading MACI.
engage in
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
great merriment
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
mix together different elements
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
kick the ball
From this reading PUNT.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
term of address for a man
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come, on mine honour we shall make her blush in the presence; my spleen is great with laughter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [ASIDE.] -- Come, signior, your looks are too dejected, methinks; why mix you not mirth with the rest?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your laughter will be a child of a feeble life, I believe, sir.
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