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Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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THE FORTY-SECOND NOUELL.
_Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.
His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.
Beinge a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him.
She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE FORTY-SECOND NOUELL.
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_Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.
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His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.
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Beinge a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him.
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She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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base noun US /beɪs/

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading “_Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.”

doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.”

humanity noun US /hjuːˈmænɪti/

the quality of being humane

From this reading “She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.”

messenger noun US /ˈmesəndʒər/

a person who carries a message

From this reading “His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.”

parentage noun US /ˈperəntədʒ/

the state of being a parent

From this reading “_Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.”

secrete verb US /sɪˈkriːt/

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading “His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.”

secretly adverb US /ˈsiːkrɪtli/

in secrecy; not openly

From this reading “_Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.”

Valencia noun US /vəˈlensiə/

an industrial city in northern Venezuela

From this reading “_Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

accomplisheth

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From this reading His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.

afterwardes

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From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

basenounUS /beɪs/

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

bedde

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From this reading Beinge a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

Beinge

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From this reading Beinge a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him.

birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.

chiefe

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.

confesseth

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

desperateadjectiveUS /ˈdesprɪt/

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

Didaco

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From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

facte

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

FaithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

FORTY-SECONDadjective

the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order

From this reading THE FORTY-SECOND NOUELL.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Beinge a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

humanitynounUS /hjuːˈmænɪti/

the quality of being humane

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

Iustice

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

killeth

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From this reading Beinge a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him.

knowe

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

lothinge

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From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

loue

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From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

maide

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From this reading Beinge a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him.

maidennounUS /ˈmeɪdən/

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

Maiestrates

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

mariage

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From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

marieth

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From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

messengernounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/

a person who carries a message

From this reading His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

NOUELL

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From this reading THE FORTY-SECOND NOUELL.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

onelye

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

parentagenounUS /ˈperəntədʒ/

the state of being a parent

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

poore

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From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

prayeth

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From this reading His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

Rampar

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/

express the need or desire for

From this reading His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.

seate

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

secreteverbUS /sɪˈkriːt/

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.

secretlyadverbUS /ˈsiːkrɪtli/

in secrecy; not openly

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

shee

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From this reading Beinge a bedde, shee and her maide killeth him.

Spaine

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

Spaniarde

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From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

streate

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FORTY-SECOND NOUELL.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

throweth

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From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

ValencianounUS /vəˈlensiə/

an industrial city in northern Venezuela

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.

wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading She throweth him into the streate: shee in desperate wise confesseth the facte before the Maiestrates, and is put to death._ There is no man but doth knowe, that Valencia is at this day, the chiefe and onelye Rampar of Spaine, the true seate of Faith, Iustice and humanity.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Didaco a Spaniarde, is in loue with a poore maiden of Valencia, and secretly marieth her, afterwardes lothinge his first mariage, because she was of base parentage, he marieth an other of noble birth.

wyfe

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From this reading His first wyfe, by secrete messenger prayeth his company, whose request he accomplisheth.

Chapter 13 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 by William [Translator] Painter holds 524 sentences, grouped into 105 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.

What does chapter 13 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 contain?

Chapter 13 holds 524 sentences of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 by William [Translator] Painter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 524 sentences, grouped into 105 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 13 of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1?

Work through the 105 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 105 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1

Common questions about reading The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 by William [Translator] Painter on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1?

Yes. All 5907 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #20241 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #20241, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 take to read?

About 492 minutes of reading across 1182 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 section by section

How to work through The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 15 chapters of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.