Chapter 9 of The Devil Is an Ass is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Devil Is an Ass is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III. _Another Room in_ Fitzdottrel’s _House. Enter_ PUG. G [413] 28 in om. 1641 || SN.] _Enter_ FITZDOTTREL _and his wife_.
Chapter 9 of The Devil Is an Ass is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
to come or go into
an opening that permits escape or release
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading “Enter_ PUG.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “_Another Room in_ Fitzdottrel’s _House.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “[410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
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From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
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From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
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From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
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From this reading G [413] 28 in om.
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From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
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From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
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From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
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From this reading G [413] 28 in om.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1641 || SN.] _Enter_ FITZDOTTREL _and his wife_.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _Another Room in_ Fitzdottrel’s _House.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter_ PUG.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1641 || SN.] _Enter_ FITZDOTTREL _and his wife_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Another Room in_ Fitzdottrel’s _House.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 1641 || SN.] _Enter_ FITZDOTTREL _and his wife_.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _Another Room in_ Fitzdottrel’s _House.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Another Room in_ Fitzdottrel’s _House.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading Enter_ PUG.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _Another Room in_ Fitzdottrel’s _House.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [410] 17 my 1641 [411] 22 th’iniquity G [412] 23 SN. om [_Exit._ SCENE III.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading 1641 || SN.] _Enter_ FITZDOTTREL _and his wife_.
Chapter 9 of The Devil Is an Ass by Ben Jonson holds 379 sentences, grouped into 76 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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