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.
Brach. Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower. Flam. That 's better: she must wear his jewel lower. Vit.
Chapter 1 of The White Devil is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 61/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 301–305
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “That 's better: she must wear his jewel lower.”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That 's better: she must wear his jewel lower.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.”
be dressed in
From this reading “Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading That 's better: she must wear his jewel lower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flam.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That 's better: she must wear his jewel lower.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That 's better: she must wear his jewel lower.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading That 's better: she must wear his jewel lower.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That 's better: she must wear his jewel lower.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That 's better: she must wear his jewel lower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vit.
be dressed in
From this reading Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nay, lower, you shall wear my jewel lower.
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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