Chapter 7 of Coriolanus is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Coriolanus is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Com. The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio. Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene. Not now, not now Senat. Not in this heat, Sir, now Corio.
Chapter 7 of Coriolanus is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.”
in an insincerely false manner
From this reading “The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “Not in this heat, Sir, now Corio.”
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading “The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.”
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading Com.
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
in an insincerely false manner
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Not in this heat, Sir, now Corio.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not in this heat, Sir, now Corio.
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
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From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not now, not now Senat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
move over something with pressure
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading Not now, not now Senat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
term of address for a man
From this reading Not in this heat, Sir, now Corio.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
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From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
express in words
From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The People are abus'd: set on, this paltring Becomes not Rome: nor ha's Coriolanus Deseru'd this so dishonor'd Rub, layd falsely I'th' plaine Way of his Merit Corio.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Tell me of Corne: this was my speech, And I will speak't againe Mene.
Chapter 7 of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 7 holds 144 sentences of Coriolanus, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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