Chapter 8 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 8 of King Richard II is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Qu. Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart. So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich. We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say. Exeunt.
Chapter 8 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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a farewell remark
From this reading “We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.”
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
From this reading “We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
a farewell remark
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
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From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
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From this reading Exeunt.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
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From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
destroyed or killed
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
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From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
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From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
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From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
engage in
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
not any; not one
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
on one occasion
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
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From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
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From this reading Qu.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
possessing material wealth
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
express in words
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
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From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
carry out
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Giue me mine owne againe: 'twere no good part, To take on me to keepe, and kill thy heart.
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So, now I haue mine owne againe, be gone, That I may striue to kill it with a groane Rich.
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading We make Woe wanton with this fond delay: Once more adieu; the rest, let Sorrow say.
Chapter 8 of King Richard II by William Shakespeare holds 145 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 8 holds 145 sentences of King Richard II, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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