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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
afterwards
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From this reading The copy of this enchanting book was afterwards found by his servant Christopher Wagner.
all
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
amorous
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
apparel
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
arts
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
book
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
called
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
came
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From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
Christopher
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From this reading The copy of this enchanting book was afterwards found by his servant Christopher Wagner.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
continuing
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
copy
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From this reading The copy of this enchanting book was afterwards found by his servant Christopher Wagner.
costly
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
delicate
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
desire
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
devilish
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
Dr
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
drifts
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
enchanting
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
fall
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From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
Faustus
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
flying
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From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
forth
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The copy of this enchanting book was afterwards found by his servant Christopher Wagner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
gave
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
hand
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
heart
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
heart's
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
heaven
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From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
Hold
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
how
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From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
living
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
lord
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From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
Lucifer
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From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
manner
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
master
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From this reading Here Faustus said, "But how came lord and master Lucifer to have so great a fall from heaven?"
Mephistophiles
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
now
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
pleasure
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
put
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
Questions
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
quoth
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From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
said
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From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
saying
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
servant
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From this reading The copy of this enchanting book was afterwards found by his servant Christopher Wagner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
Spirit
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
swift
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From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
Then
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From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The copy of this enchanting book was afterwards found by his servant Christopher Wagner.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
Wagner
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From this reading The copy of this enchanting book was afterwards found by his servant Christopher Wagner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The copy of this enchanting book was afterwards found by his servant Christopher Wagner.
Well
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From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well," quoth Faustus to his spirit, "I have called thee to know what thou canst do if I have need of thy help."
whatsoever
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From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
work
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From this reading _Questions put forth by Dr. Faustus unto his Spirit Mephistophiles._ Dr. Faustus living in all manner of pleasure that his heart could desire, continuing of his amorous drifts, his delicate fare, and costly apparel, called on a time his Mephistophiles to him, who being come, brought him a book in his hand of all manner of devilish and enchanting arts, the which he gave Faustus, saying, "Hold, my Faustus; work now thy heart's desire."
yeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Then answered Mephistophiles, and said, "My lord Faustus, I am a flying spirit, yea, so swift as thought can think, to do whatsoever."
