Chapter 4 of Hand and Ring is here in full — 2532 sentences across 507 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Hand and Ring is here in full — 2532 sentences across 507 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SCALES OF JUSTICE. XXVII. THE GREAT TRIAL. _Othello._--What dost thou think? _Iago._-- Think, my lord?
Chapter 4 of Hand and Ring is here in full — 2532 sentences across 507 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Othello._--What dost thou think?”
the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “_Iago._-- Think, my lord?”
the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading “THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Othello._--What dost thou think?”
the act of testing something
From this reading “THE GREAT TRIAL.”
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.
In this reading “THE GREAT TRIAL.”
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an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT TRIAL.
the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife
From this reading _Iago._-- Think, my lord?
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Iago._-- Think, my lord?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Iago._-- Think, my lord?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.
the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife
From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCALES OF JUSTICE.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?
the act of testing something
From this reading THE GREAT TRIAL.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Othello._--What dost thou think?
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading XXVII.
Chapter 4 of Hand and Ring by Anna Katharine Green holds 2532 sentences, grouped into 507 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 4 holds 2532 sentences of Hand and Ring, unabridged, divided into 507 reading sections.
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