Chapter 8 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET. FITZURSE. We are all alone with him. Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff? DE MORVILLE.
Chapter 8 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “We are all alone with him.”
(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
From this reading “[_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “[_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “[_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 [_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.
Having no one else present.
From this reading We are all alone with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are all alone with him.
(Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
From this reading [_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading DE MORVILLE.
apart from; not including
From this reading [_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FITZURSE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading [_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading [_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We are all alone with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff?
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading [_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DE MORVILLE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff?
inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
From this reading Shall I not smite him with his own cross-staff?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_All go out except the four_ KNIGHTS _and_ BECKET.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all alone with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are all alone with him.
Chapter 8 of Becket and other plays by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 419 sentences of Becket and other plays, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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