Chapter 3 of King Henry VI, Part 1 is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of King Henry VI, Part 1 is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here, here shee comes. Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel. Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace thee. Here they fight. Talb.
Chapter 3 of King Henry VI, Part 1 is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Here, here shee comes.”
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading “Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace thee.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Here they fight.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace thee.”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.”
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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 Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
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From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace thee.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Here, here shee comes.
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From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
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From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
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From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace thee.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Here they fight.
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From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
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From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, here shee comes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
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From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace thee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
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From this reading Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace thee.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
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From this reading Here, here shee comes.
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From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
at once
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
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From this reading Talb.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace thee.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here they fight.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Come, come, 'tis onely I that must disgrace thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ile haue a bowt with thee: Deuill, or Deuils Dam, Ile coniure thee: Blood will I draw on thee, thou art a Witch, And straightway giue thy Soule to him thou seru'st Puzel.
Chapter 3 of King Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 3 holds 185 sentences of King Henry VI, Part 1, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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