Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Devil Is an Ass is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WIT. _Louers?_ How falls that o’ your phantſie? FIT. Sir. I doe know ſomewhat.
The Devil Is an Ass
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Devil Is an Ass is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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WIT.
_Louers?_
How
falls
that
o’
your
phantſie?
FIT.
Sir.
I
doe
know
ſomewhat.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Devil Is an Ass
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Devil Is an Ass is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
WIT.
/wɪt/
Line 2
_Louers?_
How
falls
that
o’
your
phantſie?
Line 3
FIT.
/fɪt/
Line 4
Sir.
/sɜːr/
Line 5
I
doe
know
ſomewhat.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
doe
noun
US /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “I doe know ſomewhat.”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “_Louers?_ How falls that o’ your phantſie?”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “FIT.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I doe know ſomewhat.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “WIT.”
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doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading I doe know ſomewhat.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading _Louers?_ How falls that o’ your phantſie?
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading FIT.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Louers?_ How falls that o’ your phantſie?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I doe know ſomewhat.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I doe know ſomewhat.
Louers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Louers?_ How falls that o’ your phantſie?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Louers?_ How falls that o’ your phantſie?
phantſie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Louers?_ How falls that o’ your phantſie?
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir.
ſomewhat
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I doe know ſomewhat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Louers?_ How falls that o’ your phantſie?
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading WIT.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Louers?_ How falls that o’ your phantſie?
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