Chapter 5 of King Richard II is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of King Richard II is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Exeunt. Scena Secunda. Drums: Flourish, and Colours. Enter Richard, Aumerle, Carlile, and Souldiers. Rich.
Chapter 5 of King Richard II is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a distinguishing emblem
From this reading “Drums: Flourish, and Colours.”
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “Drums: Flourish, and Colours.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Richard, Aumerle, Carlile, and Souldiers.”
grow vigorously
From this reading “Drums: Flourish, and Colours.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “Rich.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Drums: Flourish, and Colours.
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From this reading Enter Richard, Aumerle, Carlile, and Souldiers.
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From this reading Enter Richard, Aumerle, Carlile, and Souldiers.
a distinguishing emblem
From this reading Drums: Flourish, and Colours.
plural of “drum” — a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Drums: Flourish, and Colours.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Richard, Aumerle, Carlile, and Souldiers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Exeunt.
grow vigorously
From this reading Drums: Flourish, and Colours.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Rich.
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From this reading Enter Richard, Aumerle, Carlile, and Souldiers.
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From this reading Scena Secunda.
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From this reading Scena Secunda.
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From this reading Enter Richard, Aumerle, Carlile, and Souldiers.
Chapter 5 of King Richard II by William Shakespeare holds 153 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 5 holds 153 sentences of King Richard II, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of King Richard II by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 153 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.
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