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Chapter 5 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cleo. What say you? Strikes him. Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe. Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
Chapter 5 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.”
water containing salts
From this reading “Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.”
plural of “hale” — a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading “Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.”
for this reason
From this reading “Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.”
vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading “Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.”
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading “Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “Strikes him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
water containing salts
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
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From this reading Cleo.
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From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
plural of “hale” — a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
for this reason
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Strikes him.
provoking horror
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
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From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
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From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
express in words
From this reading What say you?
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
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From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading Strikes him.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
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From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
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From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
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From this reading Hence horrible Villaine, or Ile spurne thine eyes Like balls before me: Ile vnhaire thy head, She hales him vp and downe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What say you?
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From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
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From this reading Thou shalt be whipt with Wyer, and stew'd in brine, Smarting in lingring pickle Mes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What say you?
Chapter 5 of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 5 holds 160 sentences of Antony and Cleopatra, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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