Chapter 6 of King Richard II is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of King Richard II is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bull. Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie. My gracious Lord Rich. Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it. Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
Chapter 6 of King Richard II is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “Bull.”
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading “Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “My gracious Lord Rich.”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.”
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading “Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.”
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading “Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading Bull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
the organ of sight
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading My gracious Lord Rich.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My gracious Lord Rich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
engage in
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My gracious Lord Rich.
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
on the contrary
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
possessing material wealth
From this reading My gracious Lord Rich.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stand all apart, And shew faire dutie to his Maiestie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Me rather had, my Heart might feele your Loue, Then my vnpleas'd Eye see your Courtesie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Faire Cousin, You debase your Princely Knee, To make the base Earth prowd with kissing it.
Chapter 6 of King Richard II by William Shakespeare holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 6 holds 140 sentences of King Richard II, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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