Chapter 10 of The Devil Is an Ass is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Devil Is an Ass is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIT. Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe? 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke? To make a ſong on’t? How’s your manner? tell vs.
Chapter 10 of The Devil Is an Ass is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?”
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe?”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “FIT.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “How’s your manner? tell vs.”
carry out
From this reading “Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe?”
express in words
From this reading “How’s your manner? tell vs.”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?”
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From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To make a ſong on’t?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
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From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
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From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
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From this reading Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe?
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe?
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From this reading Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe?
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading FIT.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
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From this reading How’s your manner? tell vs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe?
engage in
From this reading To make a ſong on’t?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading How’s your manner? tell vs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
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From this reading To make a ſong on’t?
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From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To make a ſong on’t?
carry out
From this reading Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe?
express in words
From this reading How’s your manner? tell vs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make a ſong on’t?
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From this reading How’s your manner? tell vs.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, why doe I take this courſe, elſe?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 115 I am not altogether, an _Aſſe_, good Gentlemen, Wherefore ſhould I conſult you? doe you thinke?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How’s your manner? tell vs.
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