Chapter 10 of All's Well That Ends Well is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of All's Well That Ends Well is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ber. Hers it was not King. Now pray you let me see it. For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her. Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?
Chapter 10 of All's Well That Ends Well is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading “Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Hers it was not King.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Now pray you let me see it.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.”
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading “Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?”
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading “For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
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From this reading Ber.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
the skilled practice of a practical occupation
From this reading Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?
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From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
the organ of sight
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
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From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
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From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?
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From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
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From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hers it was not King.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hers it was not King.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Hers it was not King.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now pray you let me see it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now pray you let me see it.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?
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From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hers it was not King.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now pray you let me see it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?
many times at short intervals
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Now pray you let me see it.
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From this reading Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now pray you let me see it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
From this reading Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?
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From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hers it was not King.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Had you that craft to reaue her Of what should stead her most?
at the time that
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
during the time that
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For mine eye, While I was speaking, oft was fasten'd too't: This Ring was mine, and when I gaue it Hellen, I bad her if her fortunes euer stoode Necessitied to helpe, that by this token I would releeue her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now pray you let me see it.
Chapter 10 of All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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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