Chapter 7 of The Duchess of Malfi is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Duchess of Malfi is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DELIO. He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model. SILVIO. Then he 'll fight by the book. DELIO.
Chapter 7 of The Duchess of Malfi is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.”
give expression to
From this reading “He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Then he 'll fight by the book.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.”
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading “He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.”
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.”
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(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 He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Then he 'll fight by the book.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he 'll fight by the book.
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From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DELIO.
give expression to
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Then he 'll fight by the book.
the act of departing
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
an old form of “has”
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
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From this reading Then he 'll fight by the book.
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
and nothing more
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SILVIO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he 'll fight by the book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He hath read all the late service As the City-Chronicle relates it; And keeps two pewterers going, only to express Battles in model.
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