Chapter 7 of King Richard II is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of King Richard II is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
North. Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here. My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall. May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit? Bull.
Chapter 7 of King Richard II is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “Bull.”
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?”
let have
From this reading “May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.”
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading “Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.”
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading “My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
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From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
take into custody
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading Bull.
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From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
let have
From this reading May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?
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From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading North.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
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From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
term of address for a man
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading May it please you, Lords, to grant the Commons Suit?
up to a particular time
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
From this reading My Lord of Westminster, be it your charge, To keepe him safely, till his day of Tryall.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well haue you argu'd Sir: and for your paines, Of Capitall Treason we arrest you here.
Chapter 7 of King Richard II by William Shakespeare holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 7 holds 145 sentences of King Richard II, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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