Chapter 9 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cleo. Is Anthony, or we in fault for this? Eno. Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason. What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
Chapter 9 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.”
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?”
belonging to which person
From this reading “What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?”
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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 Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
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From this reading Cleo.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
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From this reading Eno.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
engage in
From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Is Anthony, or we in fault for this?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
belonging to which person
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Anthony onely, that would make his will Lord of his Reason.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What though you fled, From that great face of Warre, whose seuerall ranges Frighted each other?
Chapter 9 of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 9 holds 187 sentences of Antony and Cleopatra, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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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