Chapter 2 of King Henry IV, Part 1 is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of King Henry IV, Part 1 is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fal. There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin. Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal. Why, that's well said Prin. Well, come what will, Ile tarry at home Fal.
Chapter 2 of King Henry IV, Part 1 is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading “There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.”
the quality of being honest
From this reading “There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.”
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading “There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.”
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.”
be about
From this reading “Well, come what will, Ile tarry at home Fal.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, come what will, Ile tarry at home Fal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal.
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From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
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From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Well, come what will, Ile tarry at home Fal.
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From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
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From this reading Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal.
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From this reading Fal.
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Well, come what will, Ile tarry at home Fal.
the quality of being honest
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
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From this reading Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
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From this reading Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal.
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
on one occasion
From this reading Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal.
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From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Why, that's well said Prin.
plural of “shilling” — the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
be standing; be upright
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
be about
From this reading Well, come what will, Ile tarry at home Fal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
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From this reading Why, that's well said Prin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal.
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From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good fellowship in thee, nor thou cam'st not of the blood-royall, if thou dar'st not stand for ten shillings Prin.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well then, once in my dayes Ile be a mad-cap Fal.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, come what will, Ile tarry at home Fal.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, that's well said Prin.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well, come what will, Ile tarry at home Fal.
Chapter 2 of King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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