Chapter 4 of Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1. His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan. [33.] 2. Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.
Chapter 4 of Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “_Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “_Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “_Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.”
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.”
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In this reading “Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.”
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From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading [33.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
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From this reading His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan.
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From this reading Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His hat in fashion like a close-stoolepan.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
an informal British expression for head or mind
From this reading Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Set on the top of his noddle like a coxcombe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Maids, where are your hearts become? look you what here is!_ 1.
Chapter 4 of Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century by John [Compiler] Ashton holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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 4 holds 343 sentences of Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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