Chapter 2 of King Henry IV, Part 2 is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of King Henry IV, Part 2 is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fal. I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield. If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd. Enter Chiefe Iustice, and Seruant. Pag.
Chapter 2 of King Henry IV, Part 2 is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Chiefe Iustice, and Seruant.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.”
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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 I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
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From this reading Enter Chiefe Iustice, and Seruant.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Chiefe Iustice, and Seruant.
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From this reading Fal.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
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From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
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From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
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From this reading Enter Chiefe Iustice, and Seruant.
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From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
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From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
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From this reading Pag.
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From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter Chiefe Iustice, and Seruant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I bought him in Paules, and hee'l buy mee a horse in Smithfield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I could get mee a wife in the Stewes, I were Mann'd, Hors'd, and Wiu'd.
Chapter 2 of King Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare holds 148 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 2 holds 148 sentences of King Henry IV, Part 2, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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