Chapter 4 of Cymbeline is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Cymbeline is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Imo. Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach. They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo. O no, no Iach. Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.
Chapter 4 of Cymbeline is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.”
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading “Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.”
the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
From this reading “Imo.”
the next day
From this reading “They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
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From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.
fearless and daring
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
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From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
From this reading Imo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
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From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
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From this reading Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
engage in
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
the force of workers available
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
the next day
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
not any; not one
From this reading O no, no Iach.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O no, no Iach.
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From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.
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From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
in a willing manner
From this reading Willingly: And pawne mine Honor for their safety, since My Lord hath interest in them, I will keepe them In my Bed-chamber Iach.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes I beseech: or I shall short my word By length'ning my returne.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They are in a Trunke Attended by my men: I will make bold To send them to you, onely for this night: I must aboord to morrow Imo.
Chapter 4 of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 4 holds 151 sentences of Cymbeline, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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