Chapter 22 of Cinq-Mars is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Cinq-Mars is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude. Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude. Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly. Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’ SHAKESPEARE.
Chapter 22 of Cinq-Mars is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading “Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’”
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading “Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’”
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “SHAKESPEARE.”
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading “Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.”
lacking kindness
From this reading “‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.”
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.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
for the reason that
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
exhale hard
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly.
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly.
a lack of gratitude
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’
used to form the superlative
From this reading Most friendship is feigning; most loving mere folly.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE.
deliver by singing
From this reading Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
From this reading Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.
lacking kindness
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
an old word for “to”
From this reading Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading ‘Blow, blow, thou winter wind; Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude.
Chapter 22 of Cinq-Mars by Alfred de Vigny holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 22 holds 272 sentences of Cinq-Mars, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of Cinq-Mars by Alfred de Vigny exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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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