Chapter 4 of The White Devil is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The White Devil is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Vit. I must first have vengeance! I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus. Mont. Away with her, Take her hence.
Chapter 4 of The White Devil is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having made preparations
From this reading “I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.”
for this reason
From this reading “Away with her, Take her hence.”
obtain a patent for
From this reading “I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.”
continue talking
From this reading “I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.”
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading “I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.”
carry out
From this reading “Away with her, Take her hence.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.”
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading “I must first have vengeance!”
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away with her, Take her hence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
having made preparations
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I must first have vengeance!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must first have vengeance!
for this reason
From this reading Away with her, Take her hence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Away with her, Take her hence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must first have vengeance!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mont.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must first have vengeance!
obtain a patent for
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
continue talking
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
carry out
From this reading Away with her, Take her hence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading I must first have vengeance!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Away with her, Take her hence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I fain would know if you have your salvation By patent, that you proceed thus.
Chapter 4 of The White Devil by John Webster holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 4 holds 385 sentences of The White Devil, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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