Chapter 1 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Madam Cleo. Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias? Alex. Heere at your seruice. My Lord approaches. Enter Anthony, with a Messenger.
Chapter 1 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 25/25 · 6 reading units · Lines 121–126
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Enter Anthony, with a Messenger.”
plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
From this reading “My Lord approaches.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Anthony, with a Messenger.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “My Lord approaches.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Madam Cleo.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “Enter Anthony, with a Messenger.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Enter Anthony, with a Messenger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alex.
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From this reading Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Enter Anthony, with a Messenger.
plural of “approach” — ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
From this reading My Lord approaches.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Heere at your seruice.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madam Cleo.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Anthony, with a Messenger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heere at your seruice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My Lord approaches.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Madam Cleo.
a person who carries a message
From this reading Enter Anthony, with a Messenger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Lord approaches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heere at your seruice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeke him, and bring him hither: wher's Alexias?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Enter Anthony, with a Messenger.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Heere at your seruice.
Chapter 1 of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 126 sentences of Antony and Cleopatra, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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