Chapter 5 of Cymbeline is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Cymbeline is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clot. This is no answer Imo. But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake. I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot. To leaue you in your madnesse, 'twere my sin, I will not Imo.
Chapter 5 of Cymbeline is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
From this reading “Clot.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.”
the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
From this reading “This is no answer Imo.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “To leaue you in your madnesse, 'twere my sin, I will not Imo.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.”
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.”
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react verbally
From this reading This is no answer Imo.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
From this reading Clot.
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From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
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From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities
From this reading This is no answer Imo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To leaue you in your madnesse, 'twere my sin, I will not Imo.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is no answer Imo.
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From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
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From this reading To leaue you in your madnesse, 'twere my sin, I will not Imo.
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From this reading To leaue you in your madnesse, 'twere my sin, I will not Imo.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To leaue you in your madnesse, 'twere my sin, I will not Imo.
not any; not one
From this reading This is no answer Imo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
express in words
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
estrangement from god
From this reading To leaue you in your madnesse, 'twere my sin, I will not Imo.
refrain from harming
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is no answer Imo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To leaue you in your madnesse, 'twere my sin, I will not Imo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To leaue you in your madnesse, 'twere my sin, I will not Imo.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
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From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But that you shall not say, I yeeld being silent, I would not speake.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I pray you spare me, 'faith I shall vnfold equall discourtesie To your best kindnesse: one of your great knowing Should learne (being taught) forbearance Clot.
Chapter 5 of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 5 holds 146 sentences of Cymbeline, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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