Chapter 9 of Coriolanus is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Coriolanus is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Both Tri. Well, say: Peace hoe Corio. Shall I be charg'd no further then this present? Must all determine heere? Sicin.
Chapter 9 of Coriolanus is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “Must all determine heere?”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?”
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
From this reading “Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must all determine heere?”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?”
express in words
From this reading “Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?”
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(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 Must all determine heere?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Tri.
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From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
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From this reading Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading Must all determine heere?
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Must all determine heere?
a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
From this reading Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must all determine heere?
not any; not one
From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
express in words
From this reading Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sicin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Shall I be charg'd no further then this present?
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From this reading Both Tri.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, say: Peace hoe Corio.
Chapter 9 of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 9 holds 167 sentences of Coriolanus, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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