Chapter 11 of King Henry IV, Part 2 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of King Henry IV, Part 2 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Fal. I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist. A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal. O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes? Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.
Chapter 11 of King Henry IV, Part 2 is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
From this reading “O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?”
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.”
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?”
of or concerning this or that
From this reading “Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.”
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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 prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
an inhabitant of ancient Assyria
From this reading O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.
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From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
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From this reading Fal.
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From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
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From this reading O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
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From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
of or concerning this or that
From this reading Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Let King Couitha know the truth thereof Sil.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading O base Assyrian Knight, what is thy newes?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I prethee now deliuer them, like a man of this World Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A footra for the World, and Worldlings base, I speake of Affrica, and Golden ioyes Fal.
Chapter 11 of King Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 11 holds 153 sentences of King Henry IV, Part 2, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of King Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 153 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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