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[Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]
[Footnote 130: Archbishop.: Old eds.
"Bish." and "Bishop" (and so afterwards).]
[Footnote 131: you: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--Not in 4to 1624.]
[Footnote 132: beholding: So 4to 1616 (see note †, p.
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The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]
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[Footnote 130: Archbishop.: Old eds.
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"Bish." and "Bishop" (and so afterwards).]
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[Footnote 131: you: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--Not in 4to 1624.]
Line 5
[Footnote 132: beholding: So 4to 1616 (see note †, p.

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129

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From this reading [Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]

130

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From this reading [Footnote 130: Archbishop.: Old eds.

131

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From this reading [Footnote 131: you: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--Not in 4to 1624.]

132

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From this reading [Footnote 132: beholding: So 4to 1616 (see note †, p.

1616

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From this reading [Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]

1624

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From this reading [Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]

1631

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From this reading [Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]

2

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From this reading [Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]

4

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From this reading [Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]

afterwards

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From this reading "Bish." and "Bishop" (and so afterwards).]

and

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From this reading "Bish." and "Bishop" (and so afterwards).]

Archbishop

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From this reading [Footnote 130: Archbishop.: Old eds.

beholding

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Bish

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From this reading "Bish." and "Bishop" (and so afterwards).]

Bishop

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From this reading "Bish." and "Bishop" (and so afterwards).]

eds

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From this reading [Footnote 130: Archbishop.: Old eds.

Footnote

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From this reading [Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]

FORTH

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From this reading [Footnote 129: them to: So 4to 1616.--2tos 1624, 1631, "them FORTH to."]

in

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From this reading [Footnote 131: you: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--Not in 4to 1624.]

Not

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note

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Old

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p

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see

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So

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them

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to

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tos

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you

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From this reading [Footnote 131: you: So 4tos 1616, 1631.--Not in 4to 1624.]

Chapter 9 of The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus From by Christopher Marlowe holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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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