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Chapter III · Chapter 3

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MEPHIST.
Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.
HORSE-COURSER.
But I will speak with him.
MEPHIST.
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The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MEPHIST.
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Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.
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HORSE-COURSER.
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But I will speak with him.
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MEPHIST.

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But

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From this reading But I will speak with him.

cannot

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From this reading Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.

him

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From this reading Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.

HORSE-COURSER

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From this reading HORSE-COURSER.

I

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From this reading But I will speak with him.

MEPHIST

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From this reading MEPHIST.

sir

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From this reading Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.

speak

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From this reading Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.

what

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From this reading Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.

Why

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From this reading Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.

will

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From this reading But I will speak with him.

with

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From this reading Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.

would

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From this reading Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.

you

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From this reading Why, sir, what would you? you cannot speak with him.

Chapter 3 of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From by Christopher Marlowe holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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 3 holds 231 sentences of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From by Christopher Marlowe exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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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Work through the 47 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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