Chapter 4 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mistress Frankford. Husband, shall we play at saint? Frankford. My saint’s turned devil. No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
Chapter 4 of Thomas Heywood is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “My saint’s turned devil.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Husband, shall we play at saint?”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Mistress Frankford.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Husband, shall we play at saint?”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Husband, shall we play at saint?”
possessive form of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.”
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Husband, shall we play at saint?
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading My saint’s turned devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mistress Frankford.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Husband, shall we play at saint?
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Mistress Frankford.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My saint’s turned devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
not any; not one
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
not one, and not any
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Husband, shall we play at saint?
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Husband, shall we play at saint?
possessive form of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading My saint’s turned devil.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Husband, shall we play at saint?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading My saint’s turned devil.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Husband, shall we play at saint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, we’ll none of saint: You are best at new-cut, wife; you’ll play at that.
Chapter 4 of Thomas Heywood by Thomas Heywood holds 382 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 382 sentences of Thomas Heywood, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Thomas Heywood by Thomas Heywood exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 382 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.
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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 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.
Common questions about reading Thomas Heywood by Thomas Heywood on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 11883 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #67267 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #67267, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2377 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Thomas Heywood section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 31 chapters of Thomas Heywood to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Thomas Heywood, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
