Chapter 1 of The White Devil is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The White Devil is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off. Cam. A philosophical reason. Flam. Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
Chapter 1 of The White Devil is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 47/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 231–235
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impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
From this reading “Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.”
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading “Cam.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.”
possessive form of “nobleman” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading “Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.”
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading “A philosophical reason.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A philosophical reason.
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading Cam.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flam.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
possessive form of “nobleman” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading A philosophical reason.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading A philosophical reason.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
express in words
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Walk by her a' th' nobleman's fashion, and tell her you will lie with her at the end of the progress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Right: you are the adamant shall draw her to you, though you keep distance off.
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