Chapter 4 of The Jew of Malta is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Jew of Malta is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."] [Footnote 133: BARABAS. This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.] FRIAR JACOMO. Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
Chapter 4 of The Jew of Malta is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.”
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading “This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]”
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading “This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]”
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading “This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]”
too numerous to be counted
From this reading “[Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]”
too much to be measured
From this reading “[Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]”
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From this reading [Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]
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From this reading [Footnote 133: BARABAS.
Having no one else present.
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
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From this reading [Footnote 133: BARABAS.
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From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading [Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading [Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age)
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
destroyed or killed
From this reading Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
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From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
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From this reading FRIAR JACOMO.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
being nothing more than specified
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading [Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
too numerous to be counted
From this reading [Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]
too much to be measured
From this reading [Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote 132: untold: i.e. uncounted.--Old ed. "vnsold."]
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why does he go to thy house? let him be gone Old ed. thus; "BAR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is mere frailty: brethren, be content.-- Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.]
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