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Chapter 11 of Seven Men [Excerpts] is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Seven Men [Excerpts] is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Enter the Borgias’ FOOL.] Well, Fool, what’s thy latest? FOOL Aristotle’s or Zeno’s, Lady--‘tis neither latest nor last. For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus. Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
Chapter 11 of Seven Men [Excerpts] is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “aristotle” — one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading “For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “Well, Fool, what’s thy latest?”
a public toilet for men
a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
From this reading “For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.”
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading “Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.”
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From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
possessive form of “aristotle” — one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
From this reading FOOL Aristotle’s or Zeno’s, Lady--‘tis neither latest nor last.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Enter the Borgias’ FOOL.]
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
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From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
to come or go into
From this reading [Enter the Borgias’ FOOL.]
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading [Enter the Borgias’ FOOL.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading FOOL Aristotle’s or Zeno’s, Lady--‘tis neither latest nor last.
immediately past
From this reading FOOL Aristotle’s or Zeno’s, Lady--‘tis neither latest nor last.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading Well, Fool, what’s thy latest?
take in marriage
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
a public toilet for men
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading FOOL Aristotle’s or Zeno’s, Lady--‘tis neither latest nor last.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading FOOL Aristotle’s or Zeno’s, Lady--‘tis neither latest nor last.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FOOL Aristotle’s or Zeno’s, Lady--‘tis neither latest nor last.
a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
caught or fixed
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Enter the Borgias’ FOOL.]
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Well, Fool, what’s thy latest?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading FOOL Aristotle’s or Zeno’s, Lady--‘tis neither latest nor last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, Fool, what’s thy latest?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For, marry, if the cobbler stuck to his last, then were his latest his last in rebus ambulantibus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, Fool, what’s thy latest?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Argal, I stick at nothing but cobble-stones, which, by the same token, are stuck to the road by men’s fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FOOL Aristotle’s or Zeno’s, Lady--‘tis neither latest nor last.
Chapter 11 of Seven Men [Excerpts] by Max, Sir Beerbohm holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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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