Chapter 16 of Darnley is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Darnley is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you. Mercutio.--And but one word with one of us? Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow. Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion. _Romeo and Juliet_.
Chapter 16 of Darnley is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading “Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.”
exhale hard
From this reading “Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.”
an ardent male lover
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mercutio.--And but one word with one of us?
(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
exhale hard
From this reading Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mercutio.--And but one word with one of us?
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet_.
engage in
From this reading Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mercutio.--And but one word with one of us?
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
an ardent male lover
From this reading _Romeo and Juliet_.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
term of address for a man
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Couple it with something; make it a word and a blow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tybalt.--You shall find me apt enough to that, sir, if you give me occasion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mercutio.--And but one word with one of us?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tybalt.--Gentlemen, good den; a word with one of you.
Chapter 16 of Darnley by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 16 holds 210 sentences of Darnley, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Darnley by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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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