Chapter II
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of King Edward III is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Enter Mountague.] O Summer’s day! See where my Cousin comes! MOUNTAGUE. How fares my Aunt?
King Edward III
Chapter II · Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of King Edward III is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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[Enter
Mountague.]
O
Summer’s
day!
See
where
my
Cousin
comes!
MOUNTAGUE.
How
fares
my
Aunt?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
King Edward III
Chapter II · Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of King Edward III is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
[Enter
Mountague.]
Line 2
O
Summer’s
day!
/oʊ ˈsʌmərz deɪ/
Line 3
See
where
my
Cousin
comes!
/siː wer maɪ ˈkʌzən kʌmz/
Line 4
MOUNTAGUE.
Line 5
How
fares
my
Aunt?
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Aunt
noun
US /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “How fares my Aunt?”
comes
noun
US /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “See where my Cousin comes!”
Cousin
noun
US /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “See where my Cousin comes!”
day
noun
US /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “O Summer’s day!”
Enter
verb
US /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading “[Enter Mountague.]”
fares
noun
US /ferz/
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading “How fares my Aunt?”
See
verb
US /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See where my Cousin comes!”
Summer's
noun
US /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
All words in this reading · 13
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AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading How fares my Aunt?
comesnounUS /kʌmz/
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading See where my Cousin comes!
CousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading See where my Cousin comes!
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading O Summer’s day!
EnterverbUS /ˈentər/
to come or go into
From this reading [Enter Mountague.]
faresnounUS /ferz/
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading How fares my Aunt?
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How fares my Aunt?
Mountague
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Enter Mountague.]
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading See where my Cousin comes!
OnounUS /oʊ/
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 Summer’s day!
SeeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See where my Cousin comes!
Summer'snounUS /ˈsʌmərz/
possessive form of “summer” — the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading O Summer’s day!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading See where my Cousin comes!
Chapter 2 of King Edward III by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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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