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Chapter 1 of A Yorkshire Tragedy is here in full — 699 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Shakespeare, William. A Yorkshire Tragedy. Not So New as Lamentable and True. In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918). ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
Chapter 1 of A Yorkshire Tragedy is here in full — 699 sentences across 140 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading “In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).”
bad; unfortunate
From this reading “Not So New as Lamentable and True.”
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “Shakespeare, William.”
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading “In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).”
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading “A Yorkshire Tragedy.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Yorkshire Tragedy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not So New as Lamentable and True.
14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Not So New as Lamentable and True.
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
bad; unfortunate
From this reading Not So New as Lamentable and True.
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Not So New as Lamentable and True.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not So New as Lamentable and True.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
(of games) engaged in
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Shakespeare, William.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not So New as Lamentable and True.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading A Yorkshire Tragedy.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Not So New as Lamentable and True.
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading In C.F. Tucker Brooke, ed., The Shakespeare Apocrypha (Oxford, 1918).
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shakespeare, William.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL’S ONE, OR, ONE OF THE FOUR PLAYS IN ONE, CALLED A YORK-SHIRE TRAGEDY AS IT WAS PLAYED BY THE KING’S MAJESTY’S PLAYERS.
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading A Yorkshire Tragedy.
Chapter 1 of A Yorkshire Tragedy by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 699 sentences, grouped into 140 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 699 sentences of A Yorkshire Tragedy, unabridged, divided into 140 reading sections.
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