Chapter 8 of Coriolanus is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Coriolanus is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All. He shall sure ont Mene. Sir, sir Sicin. Peace Me. Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
Chapter 8 of Coriolanus is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 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.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.”
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading “Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Peace Me.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “He shall sure ont Mene.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir, sir Sicin.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “He shall sure ont Mene.”
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading “Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shall sure ont Mene.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peace Me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shall sure ont Mene.
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shall sure ont Mene.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Peace Me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He shall sure ont Mene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir, sir Sicin.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, sir Sicin.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He shall sure ont Mene.
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
in or at the place that
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do not cry hauocke, where you shold but hunt With modest warrant Sicin.
Chapter 8 of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare holds 156 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 8 holds 156 sentences of Coriolanus, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 176 minutes of reading across 423 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Coriolanus, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
