Chapter 6 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lep. Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant. They are so Pom. Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus Lep. I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
Chapter 6 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.”
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading “Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.”
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading “Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.”
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading “Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.”
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading “Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.”
a disparaging term for a British person
From this reading “They are so Pom.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.”
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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 Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus Lep.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus Lep.
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 Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are so Pom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
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From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus Lep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
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From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lep.
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From this reading Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus Lep.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
a disparaging term for a British person
From this reading They are so Pom.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
be seated
From this reading Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus Lep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus Lep.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are so Pom.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus Lep.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I am not so well as I should be: But Ile ne're out Enob.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Sit, and some Wine: A health to Lepidus Lep.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Serpent of Egypt, is bred now of your mud by the operation of your Sun: so is your Crocodile Ant.
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Chapter 6 holds 169 sentences of Antony and Cleopatra, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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