Chapter 11 of King Henry VIII is here in full — 154 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 VIII is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Crom. Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard. I shall remember this bold Language Crom. Doe. Remember your bold life too Cham.
Chapter 11 of King Henry VIII is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fearless and daring
From this reading “I shall remember this bold Language Crom.”
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “Doe.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “I shall remember this bold Language Crom.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Remember your bold life too Cham.”
plural of “men” — the force of workers available
From this reading “Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.”
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I shall remember this bold Language Crom.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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fearless and daring
From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember your bold life too Cham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crom.
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading Doe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Remember your bold life too Cham.
plural of “men” — the force of workers available
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I shall remember this bold Language Crom.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Remember your bold life too Cham.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you were halfe so honest: Mens prayers then would seeke you, not their feares Gard.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Remember your bold life too Cham.
Chapter 11 of King Henry VIII by William Shakespeare holds 154 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 154 sentences of King Henry VIII, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of King Henry VIII by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 154 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.
Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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