Chapter 6 of King Henry IV, Part 1 is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of King Henry IV, Part 1 is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Prin. No, if rightly taken, Halter. Enter Falstaffe. Heere comes leane Iacke, heere comes bare-bone. How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
Chapter 6 of King Henry IV, Part 1 is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pompous or pretentious talk or writing
From this reading “How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Falstaffe.”
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
From this reading “No, if rightly taken, Halter.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?”
with honesty
From this reading “No, if rightly taken, Halter.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?”
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From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
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From this reading Heere comes leane Iacke, heere comes bare-bone.
pompous or pretentious talk or writing
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Heere comes leane Iacke, heere comes bare-bone.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Falstaffe.
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From this reading Enter Falstaffe.
rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
From this reading No, if rightly taken, Halter.
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From this reading Heere comes leane Iacke, heere comes bare-bone.
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From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
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From this reading Heere comes leane Iacke, heere comes bare-bone.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No, if rightly taken, Halter.
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From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heere comes leane Iacke, heere comes bare-bone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
not any; not one
From this reading No, if rightly taken, Halter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
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From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
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From this reading Prin.
with honesty
From this reading No, if rightly taken, Halter.
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From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading No, if rightly taken, Halter.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading How now my sweet Creature of Bombast, how long is't agoe, Iacke, since thou saw'st thine owne Knee?
Chapter 6 of King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 6 holds 149 sentences of King Henry IV, Part 1, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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