Chapter 2 of King Henry VI, Part 2 is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of King Henry VI, Part 2 is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ex[it]. Hum[frey] Eli. Yes my good Lord, Ile follow presently. Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde. Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
Chapter 2 of King Henry VI, Part 2 is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.”
(Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
From this reading “Hum[frey] Eli.”
sing with closed lips
From this reading “Hum[frey] Eli.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.”
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.”
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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 Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
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From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
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From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
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From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
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From this reading Hum[frey] Eli.
a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
From this reading Ex[it].
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Yes my good Lord, Ile follow presently.
(Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir
From this reading Hum[frey] Eli.
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From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Yes my good Lord, Ile follow presently.
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From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
sing with closed lips
From this reading Hum[frey] Eli.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
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From this reading Yes my good Lord, Ile follow presently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ex[it].
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Yes my good Lord, Ile follow presently.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
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From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yes my good Lord, Ile follow presently.
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From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
in the near future
From this reading Yes my good Lord, Ile follow presently.
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From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
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From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
during the time that
From this reading Follow I must, I cannot go before, While Gloster beares this base and humble minde.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Were I a Man, a Duke, and next of blood, I would remoue these tedious stumbling blockes, And smooth my way vpon their headlesse neckes.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes my good Lord, Ile follow presently.
Chapter 2 of King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 164 sentences of King Henry VI, Part 2, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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