Chapter 9 of King Henry VI, Part 1 is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of King Henry VI, Part 1 is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suf. Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him. Sound. Enter Reignier on the Walles. See Reignier see, thy daughter prisoner Reig.
Chapter 9 of King Henry VI, Part 1 is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.”
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading “Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Reignier on the Walles.”
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.”
a negotiation between enemies
From this reading “Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “See Reignier see, thy daughter prisoner Reig.”
third-person singular of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading “Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.”
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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 Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
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From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
a female human offspring
From this reading See Reignier see, thy daughter prisoner Reig.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Reignier on the Walles.
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Enter Reignier on the Walles.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
a negotiation between enemies
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading See Reignier see, thy daughter prisoner Reig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See Reignier see, thy daughter prisoner Reig.
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From this reading Enter Reignier on the Walles.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See Reignier see, thy daughter prisoner Reig.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Sound.
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From this reading Suf.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enter Reignier on the Walles.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading See Reignier see, thy daughter prisoner Reig.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
third-person singular of “wall” — surround with a wall in order to fortify
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then call our Captaines and our Colours forth, And Madam, at your Fathers Castle walles, Wee'l craue a parley, to conferre with him.
Chapter 9 of King Henry VI, Part 1 by William Shakespeare holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 9 holds 171 sentences of King Henry VI, Part 1, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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