Chapter 14 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SATIRE VII. _A Cynic Satire._ A man,[511] a man, a kingdom for a man! Why, how now, currish, mad Athenian? Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men? No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
Chapter 14 of The Works of John Marston. Volume 3 is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a resident of Athens
From this reading “Why, how now, currish, mad Athenian?”
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.”
someone who is critical of the motives of others
From this reading “_A Cynic Satire._ A man,[511] a man, a kingdom for a man!”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “_A Cynic Satire._ A man,[511] a man, a kingdom for a man!”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “SATIRE VII.”
a moving crowd
From this reading “Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?”
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading “No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?”
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From this reading _A Cynic Satire._ A man,[511] a man, a kingdom for a man!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Cynic Satire._ A man,[511] a man, a kingdom for a man!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
a resident of Athens
From this reading Why, how now, currish, mad Athenian?
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
base and cowardly
From this reading Why, how now, currish, mad Athenian?
someone who is critical of the motives of others
From this reading _A Cynic Satire._ A man,[511] a man, a kingdom for a man!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A Cynic Satire._ A man,[511] a man, a kingdom for a man!
an old form of “has”
From this reading No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, how now, currish, mad Athenian?
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading _A Cynic Satire._ A man,[511] a man, a kingdom for a man!
roused to anger
From this reading Why, how now, currish, mad Athenian?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _A Cynic Satire._ A man,[511] a man, a kingdom for a man!
the force of workers available
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
not any; not one
From this reading No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Why, how now, currish, mad Athenian?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading SATIRE VII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
a moving crowd
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
soldiers collectively
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, no: for Circe's charm Hath turn'd them all to swine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading SATIRE VII.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, how now, currish, mad Athenian?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thou Cynic dog, see'st not the[512] streets do swarm With troops of men?
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