Chapter 3 of Cymbeline is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cymbeline is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Scena Sexta. Enter Queene, Ladies, and Cornelius. Qu. Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste. Who ha's the note of them?
Chapter 3 of Cymbeline is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Queene, Ladies, and Cornelius.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.”
assemble or get together
From this reading “Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.”
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading “Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Enter Queene, Ladies, and Cornelius.”
a brief written record
From this reading “Who ha's the note of them?”
plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
From this reading “Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Queene, Ladies, and Cornelius.
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From this reading Enter Queene, Ladies, and Cornelius.
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From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Queene, Ladies, and Cornelius.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
assemble or get together
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who ha's the note of them?
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Enter Queene, Ladies, and Cornelius.
engage in
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
a brief written record
From this reading Who ha's the note of them?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who ha's the note of them?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
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From this reading Qu.
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From this reading Enter Queene, Ladies, and Cornelius.
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From this reading Scena Sexta.
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From this reading Scena Sexta.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Who ha's the note of them?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
plural of “while” — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
which person or people
From this reading Who ha's the note of them?
but in spite of that
From this reading Whiles yet the dewe's on ground, Gather those Flowers, Make haste.
Chapter 3 of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 3 holds 165 sentences of Cymbeline, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 165 minutes of reading across 399 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Cymbeline, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
