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 1 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What sport to night? Cleo. Heare the Ambassadors Ant. Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd. No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
Chapter 1 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 8/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 36–40
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plural of “ambassador” — a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading “Heare the Ambassadors Ant.”
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading “Heare the Ambassadors Ant.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.”
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “What sport to night?”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.”
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
From this reading “Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.”
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From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
Having no one else present.
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
plural of “ambassador” — a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading Heare the Ambassadors Ant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading Heare the Ambassadors Ant.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
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From this reading Cleo.
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From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
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From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
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From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
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From this reading Heare the Ambassadors Ant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
engage in
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
a person who carries a message
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading What sport to night?
not any; not one
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
a brief written record
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
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From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading What sport to night?
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
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From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heare the Ambassadors Ant.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
a special situation
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What sport to night?
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No Messenger but thine, and all alone, to night Wee'l wander through the streets, and note The qualities of people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What sport to night?
which person or people
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
From this reading Fye wrangling Queene: Whom euery thing becomes, to chide, to laugh, To weepe: who euery passion fully striues To make it selfe (in Thee) faire, and admir'd.
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.
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