Chapter 8 of King Henry IV, Part 1 is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of King Henry IV, Part 1 is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
King. A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein. Enter Blunt. How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt. So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
Chapter 8 of King Henry IV, Part 1 is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “Enter Blunt.”
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.”
color with dye
From this reading “A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.”
in this place or thing or document
From this reading “A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.”
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.”
move hurridly
From this reading “How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.”
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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 A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading Enter Blunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
color with dye
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Blunt.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.
an old form of “has”
From this reading So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
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From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
in this place or thing or document
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.
ten 10s
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.
plural of “rebel” — “Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
move hurridly
From this reading How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading How now good Blunt? thy Lookes are full of speed Blunt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So hath the Businesse that I come to speake of.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading A hundred thousand Rebels dye in this: Thou shalt haue Charge, and soueraigne trust herein.
Chapter 8 of King Henry IV, Part 1 by William Shakespeare holds 147 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 8 holds 147 sentences of King Henry IV, Part 1, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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