Chapter 2 of Cymbeline is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Cymbeline is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Qu. Pray walke a-while Imo. About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord. For this time leaue me. Exeunt.
Chapter 2 of Cymbeline is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for this reason
From this reading “About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.”
the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
From this reading “Pray walke a-while Imo.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray walke a-while Imo.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “For this time leaue me.”
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From this reading Pray walke a-while Imo.
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From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
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From this reading Exeunt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this time leaue me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
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From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
for this reason
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
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From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
From this reading Pray walke a-while Imo.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For this time leaue me.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray walke a-while Imo.
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From this reading Qu.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
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From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this time leaue me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For this time leaue me.
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From this reading Pray walke a-while Imo.
in the company of; together with
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading About some halfe houre hence, Pray you speake with me; You shall (at least) go see my Lord aboord.
Chapter 2 of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 2 holds 135 sentences of Cymbeline, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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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