Chapter 11 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Exeunt. Enter Anthony and Scarrus, with their Army. Ant. Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar. For both, my Lord Ant.
Chapter 11 of Antony and Cleopatra is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 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 “Ant.”
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 and Scarrus, with their Army.”
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “Enter Anthony and Scarrus, with their Army.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Anthony and Scarrus, with their Army.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.”
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.”
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading “Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Anthony and Scarrus, with their Army.
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 Ant.
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 and Scarrus, with their Army.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Enter Anthony and Scarrus, with their Army.
the two together, not just one
From this reading For both, my Lord Ant.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Anthony and Scarrus, with their Army.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Exeunt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For both, my Lord Ant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading For both, my Lord Ant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For both, my Lord Ant.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter Anthony and Scarrus, with their Army.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Enter Anthony and Scarrus, with their Army.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Their preparation is to day by Sea, We please them not by Land Scar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Enter Anthony and Scarrus, with their Army.
Chapter 11 of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 11 holds 183 sentences of Antony and Cleopatra, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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