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Chapter 10 of King Henry VI, Part 2 is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
King. How art thou call'd? And what is thy degree? Iden. Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
Chapter 10 of King Henry VI, Part 2 is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “How art thou call'd?”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “And what is thy degree?”
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading “Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “King.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “How art thou call'd?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “And what is thy degree?”
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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 Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what is thy degree?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading How art thou call'd?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How art thou call'd?
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading And what is thy degree?
(Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How art thou call'd?
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From this reading Iden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what is thy degree?
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alexander Iden, that's my name, A poore Esquire of Kent, that loues his King Buc.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading How art thou call'd?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading And what is thy degree?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what is thy degree?
Chapter 10 of King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 10 holds 169 sentences of King Henry VI, Part 2, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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