Chapter 13 of The Alchemist is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Alchemist is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BREATH UPON, speak dispraisingly of. BREND, burn. BRIDE-ALE, wedding feast. BRIEF, abstract; (mus.) breve. BRISK, smartly dressed.
Chapter 13 of The Alchemist is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
From this reading “BRIEF, abstract; (mus.) breve.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “BRIEF, abstract; (mus.) breve.”
quick and energetic
From this reading “BRISK, smartly dressed.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “BREND, burn.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “BRISK, smartly dressed.”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “BRIDE-ALE, wedding feast.”
in a clever manner
From this reading “BRISK, smartly dressed.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “BRIDE-ALE, wedding feast.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
From this reading BRIEF, abstract; (mus.) breve.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading BREATH UPON, speak dispraisingly of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BREND, burn.
a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
From this reading BRIEF, abstract; (mus.) breve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BRIDE-ALE, wedding feast.
of short duration or distance
From this reading BRIEF, abstract; (mus.) breve.
quick and energetic
From this reading BRISK, smartly dressed.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading BREND, burn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BREATH UPON, speak dispraisingly of.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading BRISK, smartly dressed.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading BRIDE-ALE, wedding feast.
type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading BRIEF, abstract; (mus.) breve.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BREATH UPON, speak dispraisingly of.
in a clever manner
From this reading BRISK, smartly dressed.
express in speech
From this reading BREATH UPON, speak dispraisingly of.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading BREATH UPON, speak dispraisingly of.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading BRIDE-ALE, wedding feast.
Chapter 13 of The Alchemist by Ben Jonson holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 13 holds 406 sentences of The Alchemist, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Alchemist by Ben Jonson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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