Chapter 4 of Coriolanus is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Coriolanus is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lartius. Martius, his Name Martius. By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here? Com. Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
Chapter 4 of Coriolanus is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Martius, his Name Martius.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.”
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading “Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
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From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
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From this reading Com.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
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From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
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From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
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From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Martius, his Name Martius.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
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From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
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From this reading Lartius.
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From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
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From this reading Martius, his Name Martius.
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From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Martius, his Name Martius.
not any; not one
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
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From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
the human face (“kisser” and “smiler” and “mug” are informal terms for “face” and “phiz” is British)
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
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From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
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From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
an old word for “yes”
From this reading By Iupiter forgot: I am wearie, yea, my memorie is tyr'd: Haue we no Wine here?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Goe we to our Tent: The bloud vpon your Visage dryes, 'tis time It should be lookt too: come.
Chapter 4 of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 159 sentences of Coriolanus, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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