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Chapter III · Chapter 3

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FAUSTUS.
But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?
MEPHIST.
All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.
FAUSTUS.
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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 — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FAUSTUS.
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But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?
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MEPHIST.
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All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.
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FAUSTUS.

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all

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

both

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

But

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

differ

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

east

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

et

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

FAUSTUS

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From this reading FAUSTUS.

four-and-twenty

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

from

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

have

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

hours

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

in

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

MEPHIST

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From this reading MEPHIST.

motion

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

motions

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

move

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

of

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

one

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

poles

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

situ

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

tempore

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

the

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

their

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

they

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From this reading But have they all one motion, both situ et tempore?

to

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

upon

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

west

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

world

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

zodiac

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From this reading All move from east to west in four-and-twenty hours upon the poles of the world; but differ in their motions upon the poles of the zodiac.

Chapter 3 of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From by Christopher Marlowe holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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 258 sentences of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.

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