Chapter 9 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BECKET (_falling on his knees_). At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_. DE BRITO. This last to rid thee of a world of brawls! (_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.
Chapter 9 of Becket and other plays is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “(_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.”
(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 “BECKET (_falling on his knees_).”
plural of “brawl” — an uproarious party
From this reading “This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!”
a state of high honor
From this reading “At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.”
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
relieve from
From this reading “This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!”
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading (_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
(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 BECKET (_falling on his knees_).
plural of “brawl” — an uproarious party
From this reading This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DE BRITO.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading DE BRITO.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading (_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading BECKET (_falling on his knees_).
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
a state of high honor
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BECKET (_falling on his knees_).
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
plural of “kill” — the act of terminating a life
From this reading (_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading BECKET (_falling on his knees_).
immediately past
From this reading This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading (_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.
not any; not one
From this reading (_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BECKET (_falling on his knees_).
possession of controlling influence
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
having a tendency (to); often used in combination
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
relieve from
From this reading This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!
precisely, exactly
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
plural of “sink” — plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading At the right hand of Power-- Power and great glory--for thy Church, O Lord-- Into Thy hands, O Lord--into Thy hands!---- [_Sinks prone_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading (_Kills him_.) The traitor's dead, and will arise no more.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading This last to rid thee of a world of brawls!
Chapter 9 of Becket and other plays by Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 423 sentences of Becket and other plays, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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