Chapter 2 of King Richard II is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of King Richard II is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Au. Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach. Flourish. Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold. Rich.
Chapter 2 of King Richard II is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move towards
From this reading “Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.”
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading “Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.”
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading “Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.”
plural of “champion” — someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.”
grow vigorously
From this reading “Flourish.”
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading “Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.”
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading “Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
move towards
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
protective covering made of metal and used in combat
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
From this reading Au.
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From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
plural of “champion” — someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
grow vigorously
From this reading Flourish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
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From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter King, Gaunt, Bushy, Bagot, Greene, & others: Then Mowbray in Armor, and Harrold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Rich.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why then the Champions, are prepar'd, and stay For nothing but his Maiesties approach.
Chapter 2 of King Richard II by William Shakespeare holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 141 sentences of King Richard II, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of King Richard II by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
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