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Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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JUDGE.
Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?
ENVY.
My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.
Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.
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The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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JUDGE.
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Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?
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ENVY.
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My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.
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Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

All words in this reading · 45

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against

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

any

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From this reading Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?

anything

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

be

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

could

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

court

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

despatch

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

did

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From this reading Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?

enlarge

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

ENVY

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From this reading ENVY.

evidence

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

gentlemen

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

given

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

Hast

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From this reading Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?

have

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

him

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From this reading Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?

I

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

if

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

in

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

JUDGE

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From this reading JUDGE.

Lord

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

more

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From this reading Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?

much

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

My

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

need

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

not

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

only

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

other

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

rather

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

say

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From this reading Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?

shall

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

tedious

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

testimony

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

than

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

that

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

the

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From this reading Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?

their

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

Then

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From this reading Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?

thou

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to

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From this reading Then did the Judge say to him, Hast thou any more to say?

wanting

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

when

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

will

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

would

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From this reading My Lord, I could say much more, only I would not be tedious to the court.

Yet

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From this reading Yet, if need be, when the other gentlemen have given in their evidence, rather than anything shall be wanting that will despatch him, I will enlarge my testimony against him.

Chapter 11 of The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to by John Bunyan holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Chapter 11 holds 169 sentences of The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to by John Bunyan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.

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