Chapter 5 of King Edward III is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of King Edward III is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE. What then? TWO. What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh? ONE.
Chapter 5 of King Edward III is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading “What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?”
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading “What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “TWO.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What then?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What then?
at the time that
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What then, quoth you? why, ist not time to fly, When envy and destruction is so nigh?
Chapter 5 of King Edward III by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 184 sentences of King Edward III, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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