Chapter 6 of Characters of Shakespeare's Plays is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Characters of Shakespeare's Plays is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Regan. Good sir, to the purpose. [Trumpets within] Lear. Who put my man i' the stocks? Cornwall.
Chapter 6 of Characters of Shakespeare's Plays is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 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.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading “Cornwall.”
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading “[Trumpets within] Lear.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “Good sir, to the purpose.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Who put my man i' the stocks?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Good sir, to the purpose.”
a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
From this reading “Who put my man i' the stocks?”
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading “[Trumpets within] Lear.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “[Trumpets within] Lear.”
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a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading Cornwall.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good sir, to the purpose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Who put my man i' the stocks?
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading [Trumpets within] Lear.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Who put my man i' the stocks?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Who put my man i' the stocks?
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Good sir, to the purpose.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Who put my man i' the stocks?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Regan.
term of address for a man
From this reading Good sir, to the purpose.
a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
From this reading Who put my man i' the stocks?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Good sir, to the purpose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Good sir, to the purpose.
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading [Trumpets within] Lear.
which person or people
From this reading Who put my man i' the stocks?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading [Trumpets within] Lear.
Chapter 6 of Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by William Hazlitt holds 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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 6 holds 370 sentences of Characters of Shakespeare's Plays, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Characters of Shakespeare's Plays by William Hazlitt exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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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