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Julius Caesar

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Julius Caesar is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.
You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?
And will you giue me leaue?
All.
Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.
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Julius Caesar

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Julius Caesar is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.
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You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?
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And will you giue me leaue?
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All.
/ɔːl/
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Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Ant noun US /ænt/

social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

From this reading “2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.”

Antony noun US /ˈæntəni/

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading “Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.”

Caesar noun US /ˈsiːzər/

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

From this reading “You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?”

descend verb US /dɪˈsend/

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading “You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?”

Hearse noun US /hɜːrs/

a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle

From this reading “Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.”

Murderers noun US /ˈmɜːrdərərz/

plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading “2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.”

Ring verb US /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading “You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?”

shew verb US /ʃuː/

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

From this reading “You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?”

All words in this reading · 49

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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1

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From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

2

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From this reading 2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.

3

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From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

4

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From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

AntnounUS /ænt/

social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

From this reading 2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.

AntonynounUS /ˈæntəni/

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

BodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

CaesarnounUS /ˈsiːzər/

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

compell

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From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

Corpes

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From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

downe

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From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

giue

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From this reading And will you giue me leaue?

haue

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From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

HearsenounUS /hɜːrs/

a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

leaue

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And will you giue me leaue?

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

MurderersnounUS /ˈmɜːrdərərz/

plural of “murderer” — a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

From this reading 2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.

NobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading 2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.

RingverbUS /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

Roome

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

shewverbUS /ʃuː/

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading Come downe 2 Descend 3 You shall haue leaue 4 A Ring, stand round 1 Stand from the Hearse, stand from the Body 2 Roome for Antony, most Noble Antony Ant.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading 2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

Villaines

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 2 They were Villaines, Murderers: the Will, read the Will Ant.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You will compell me then to read the Will: Then make a Ring about the Corpes of Caesar, And let me shew you him that made the Will: Shall I descend?

Chapter 6 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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.

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Chapter 6 holds 175 sentences of Julius Caesar, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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Each of the 35 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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