Chapter 6 of Coriolanus is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Coriolanus is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Coriol. Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1. You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol. Your aenigma 1. You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
Chapter 6 of Coriolanus is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.”
a container; usually has a lid
From this reading “You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.”
in a noble manner
From this reading “You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.”
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading “You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.”
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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
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From this reading Your aenigma 1.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
a container; usually has a lid
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
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From this reading Coriol.
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From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.
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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
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From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
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From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
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From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
in a noble manner
From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You haue deserued Nobly of your Countrey, and you haue not deserued Nobly Coriol.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You haue bin a scourge to her enemies, you haue bin a Rod to her Friends, you haue not indeede loued the Common people Coriol.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may bee Consull, I haue heere the Customarie Gowne 1.
Chapter 6 of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare holds 160 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 6 holds 160 sentences of Coriolanus, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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