Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Thomas Dekker
Thomas Dekker

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Thomas Dekker is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for Thomas Dekker
Context Illustration Reading 1/76 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
_Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.
[_Exeunt._ SCENE V.--CANDIDO’S _Shop_.
GEORGE _and two ~Prentices~ discovered: enter_ VIOLA.
_Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.
_Geo._ Ay.
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Thomas Dekker

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Thomas Dekker is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.
Line 2
[_Exeunt._ SCENE V.--CANDIDO’S _Shop_.
Line 3
GEORGE _and two ~Prentices~ discovered: enter_ VIOLA.
Line 4
_Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.
Line 5
_Geo._ Ay.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Cas noun US /kæs/

plural of “ca” — a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals

humour noun US /ˈhjuːmər/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading “_Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.”

jest noun US /dʒest/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading “_Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.”

patient noun US /ˈpeɪʃənt/

a person who requires medical care

From this reading “_Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.”

vex verb US /veks/

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

From this reading “_Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.”

viola noun US /vaɪˈoʊlə/

any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

From this reading “GEORGE _and two ~Prentices~ discovered: enter_ VIOLA.”

wares noun US /werz/

plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”

From this reading “_Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.”

Witness noun US /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading “_Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

put up verb + adjective

place so as to be noticed

In this reading “_Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.”

good order adjective + noun

In this reading “_Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.”

All words in this reading · 66

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

Ay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Geo._ Ay.

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

CANDIDO'S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE V.--CANDIDO’S _Shop_.

CasnounUS /kæs/

plural of “ca” — a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

castverbUS /kæst/

put or send forth

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading GEORGE _and two ~Prentices~ discovered: enter_ VIOLA.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

ducats

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

enterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading GEORGE _and two ~Prentices~ discovered: enter_ VIOLA.

Exeunt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE V.--CANDIDO’S _Shop_.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/

to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

Geo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Geo._ Ay.

GEORGEnounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading GEORGE _and two ~Prentices~ discovered: enter_ VIOLA.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

humournounUS /ˈhjuːmər/

a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

jestnounUS /dʒest/

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/

a person who requires medical care

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

piecenounUS /piːs/

a separate part of a whole

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

Prentices

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading GEORGE _and two ~Prentices~ discovered: enter_ VIOLA.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

SCENEnounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE V.--CANDIDO’S _Shop_.

ShopverbUS /ʃɑːp/

do one's shopping

From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE V.--CANDIDO’S _Shop_.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

thrustverbUS /θrʌst/

push forcefully

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

tisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading GEORGE _and two ~Prentices~ discovered: enter_ VIOLA.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

VnounUS /viː/

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading [_Exeunt._ SCENE V.--CANDIDO’S _Shop_.

vexverbUS /veks/

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

Vio

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

VIOLAnounUS /vaɪˈoʊlə/

any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

From this reading GEORGE _and two ~Prentices~ discovered: enter_ VIOLA.

waresnounUS /werz/

plural of “ware” — articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

winverbUS /wɪn/

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

WitnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading _Cas._ Witness: ’tis done: Come, follow me: the house is not far off, I’ll thrust him from his humour, vex his breast, And win a hundred ducats by one jest.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Vio._ Come, you put up your wares in good order here, do you not, think you? one piece cast this way, another that way! you had need have a patient master indeed.

Chapter 7 of Thomas Dekker by Thomas Dekker holds 381 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.

What does chapter 7 of Thomas Dekker contain?

Chapter 7 holds 381 sentences of Thomas Dekker, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of Thomas Dekker by Thomas Dekker exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 381 sentences, grouped into 77 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 7 of Thomas Dekker?

Work through the 77 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 77 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 7 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Thomas Dekker

Common questions about reading Thomas Dekker by Thomas Dekker on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Thomas Dekker?

Yes. All 8879 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #45357 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Thomas Dekker is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #45357, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Thomas Dekker take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1776 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Thomas Dekker section by section

How to work through Thomas Dekker section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 23 chapters of Thomas Dekker to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Thomas Dekker

Words and structures a reader meets early in Thomas Dekker, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Https
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Thomas Dekker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Single
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Thomas Dekker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Character
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Thomas Dekker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Following
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Thomas Dekker; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.