Chapter 4 of Caesar and Cleopatra is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Caesar and Cleopatra is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAESAR. Another cry? APOLLODORUS (_returning to the table_). No, a thud. Something fell on the beach, I think.
Chapter 4 of Caesar and Cleopatra is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Something fell on the beach, I think.”
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “CAESAR.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Another cry?”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading “Something fell on the beach, I think.”
tending to return to an earlier state
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something fell on the beach, I think.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
make a dull sound
From this reading “No, a thud.”
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 No, a thud.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another cry?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading APOLLODORUS (_returning to the table_).
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Something fell on the beach, I think.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading CAESAR.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Another cry?
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Something fell on the beach, I think.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Something fell on the beach, I think.
not any; not one
From this reading No, a thud.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Something fell on the beach, I think.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading APOLLODORUS (_returning to the table_).
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something fell on the beach, I think.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading APOLLODORUS (_returning to the table_).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading APOLLODORUS (_returning to the table_).
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Something fell on the beach, I think.
make a dull sound
From this reading No, a thud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading APOLLODORUS (_returning to the table_).
Chapter 4 of Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 4 holds 263 sentences of Caesar and Cleopatra, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Caesar and Cleopatra by Bernard Shaw exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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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