Chapter 5 of King Richard III is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of King Richard III is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rich. Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence? Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead? They all start. You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.
Chapter 5 of King Richard III is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading “You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?”
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading “Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “Rich.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “They all start.”
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(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 They all start.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?
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From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?
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From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
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From this reading You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.
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From this reading Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?
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From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
a woman of refinement
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?
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From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
possessing material wealth
From this reading Rich.
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From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
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From this reading You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They all start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all start.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
which person or people
From this reading Who knowes not that the gentle Duke is dead?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why Madam, haue I offred loue for this, To be so flowted in this Royall presence?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You do him iniurie to scorne his Coarse King.
Chapter 5 of King Richard III by William Shakespeare holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 5 holds 166 sentences of King Richard III, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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