Chapter 4 of King Henry IV, Part 2 is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of King Henry IV, Part 2 is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Prin. It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it. Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere? Poin. Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
Chapter 4 of King Henry IV, Part 2 is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.”
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading “It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.”
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere?”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.”
in a relaxed manner; not rigid
From this reading “Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.”
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading “Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere?”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.”
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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 Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
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From this reading Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere?
the coloring of a person's face
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
an old form of “does”
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
in a relaxed manner; not rigid
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
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From this reading Poin.
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From this reading Prin.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It doth me: though it discolours the complexion of my Greatnesse to acknowledge it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doth it not shew vildely in me, to desire small Beere?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, a Prince should not be so loosely studied, as to remember so weake a Composition Prince.
Chapter 4 of King Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
Chapter 4 holds 169 sentences of King Henry IV, Part 2, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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