Chapter 3 of Massacre at Paris is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Massacre at Paris is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh. GUISE. Holla varlet, hey: Epernoune, where is the King? EPERNOUNE. Mounted his royall Cabonet.
Chapter 3 of Massacre at Paris is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to come or go into
From this reading “Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh.”
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading “Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Holla varlet, hey: Epernoune, where is the King?”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “Mounted his royall Cabonet.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mounted his royall Cabonet.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holla varlet, hey: Epernoune, where is the King?
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holla varlet, hey: Epernoune, where is the King?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mounted his royall Cabonet.
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
From this reading Holla varlet, hey: Epernoune, where is the King?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Holla varlet, hey: Epernoune, where is the King?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Holla varlet, hey: Epernoune, where is the King?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Mounted his royall Cabonet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mounted his royall Cabonet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Holla varlet, hey: Epernoune, where is the King?
in or at the place that
From this reading Holla varlet, hey: Epernoune, where is the King?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Enter the Guise [within] and knocketh.
Chapter 3 of Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 274 sentences of Massacre at Paris, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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