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The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5)
The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5)

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5) is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.
They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.
Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.
In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.
For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.
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The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5)

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5) is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.
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They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.
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Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.
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In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.
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For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

albeit conjunction US /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/

although

From this reading “In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.”

beholding noun US /bɪˈhoʊldɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading “In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.”

Constraint noun US /kənˈstreɪnt/

the state of being physically constrained

From this reading “Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.”

evasion noun US /ɪˈveɪʒən/

a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

From this reading “Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.”

highly adverb US /ˈhaɪli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading “In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.”

likewise adverb US /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/

in like or similar manner

From this reading “For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.”

misfortune noun US /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading “They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.”

related adjective US /rɪˈleɪtɪd/

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading “Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

good faith adjective + noun

having honest intentions

In this reading “In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.”

same sort adjective + noun

In this reading “Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.”

into the house preposition + article + noun counted as “into … house”

In this reading “In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

albeitconjunctionUS /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/

although

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

Andrea

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From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

backe

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From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

beene

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From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

befalne

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From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

beholdingnounUS /bɪˈhoʊldɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

beleeve

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From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

Buttafuoco

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From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

ConstraintnounUS /kənˈstreɪnt/

the state of being physically constrained

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

entring

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From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

evasionnounUS /ɪˈveɪʒən/

a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

fallingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlɪŋ/

decreasing in amount or degree

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

falne

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From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

FortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

foule

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From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

hadst

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From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

hee

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From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

highlyadverbUS /ˈhaɪli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

likewiseadverbUS /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/

in like or similar manner

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

mee

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From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

misfortunenounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃən/

unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

necessitynounUS /nəˈsesəti/

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

pittying

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From this reading They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

poore

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From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

proceededverbUS /prəˈsiːdɪd/

past form of “proceed” — continue talking

From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

Questionlesse

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From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/

with low volume

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

relatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈleɪtɪd/

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

Scarabone

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From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

sleepe

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From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

succesfull

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From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They greatly pittying his misfortune, one of them said to the other.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

villanie

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From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Questionlesse, this villanie was done in the house of _Scarabone Buttafuoco_; And then turning to _Andrea_, proceeded thus.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Constraint having now no other evasion, but that (of necessity) all must out: hee related to them the whole adventure, in the same sort as it had befalne him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading For, beleeve mee friend, if thou hadst not falne, but quietly gone to sleepe in the house; that sleepe had beene thy last in this world, and with thy money, thou hadst lost thy life likewise.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading In good faith poore man, albeit thou hast lost thy money, yet art thou highly beholding to Fortune, for falling (though in a foule place) yet in succesfull manner, and entring no more backe into the house.

Chapter 4 of The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5) by Giovanni Boccaccio holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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.

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Chapter 4 holds 393 sentences of The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5), unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5)

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Decameron (Day 1 to Day 5), each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Containing
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Hundred
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Pleasant
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Novels
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