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.
Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke. Brach. Nay, let me see you wear it. Vit. Here, sir?
Chapter 1 of The White Devil is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 60/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 296–300
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a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Nay, let me see you wear it.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, let me see you wear it.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Here, sir?”
be dressed in
From this reading “Nay, let me see you wear it.”
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From this reading Brach.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, sir?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nay, let me see you wear it.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Nay, let me see you wear it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, let me see you wear it.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, let me see you wear it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Nay, let me see you wear it.
term of address for a man
From this reading Here, sir?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vit.
be dressed in
From this reading Nay, let me see you wear it.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Excellent; His jewel for her jewel: well put in, duke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nay, let me see you wear it.
Chapter 1 of The White Devil by John Webster holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 1 holds 403 sentences of The White Devil, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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