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All's Well That Ends Well

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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Flourish.
Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
Duke.
The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.
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All's Well That Ends Well

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of All's Well That Ends Well is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Flourish.
/ˈflɜːrɪʃ/
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Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.
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Duke.
/duːk/
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The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.
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Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

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credence noun US /ˈkriːdəns/

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

From this reading “The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.”

drum noun US /drʌm/

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

From this reading “Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.”

extreme adjective US /ekˈstriːm/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading “Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.”

Florence noun US /ˈflɔːrəns/

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading “Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.”

Flourish verb US /ˈflɜːrɪʃ/

grow vigorously

From this reading “Flourish.”

hazard noun US /ˈhæzərd/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading “Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.”

promising adjective US /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/

showing possibility of achievement or excellence

From this reading “The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.”

trumpets noun US /ˈtrʌmpəts/

pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

From this reading “Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

beare

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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

Ber

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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

credencenounUS /ˈkriːdəns/

the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

drumnounUS /drʌm/

a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

DukenounUS /duːk/

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

edgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

EnterverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

extremeadjectiveUS /ekˈstriːm/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

FlourishverbUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃ/

grow vigorously

From this reading Flourish.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

Generall

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From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

heauy

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From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

loue

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

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

Parrolles

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

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

promisingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːməsɪŋ/

showing possibility of achievement or excellence

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

Rossillion

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

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

sakenounUS /seɪk/

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

striue

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

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

thnounUS /ˈtiːˈeɪtʃ/

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

trumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/

pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

From this reading Enter the Duke of Florence, Rossillion, drum and trumpets, soldiers, Parrolles.

Vpon

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

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The Generall of our horse thou art, and we Great in our hope, lay our best loue and credence Vpon thy promising fortune Ber.

Wee'l

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

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Sir it is A charge too heauy for my strength, but yet Wee'l striue to beare it for your worthy sake, To th' extreme edge of hazard Duke.

Chapter 6 of All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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