Chapter 11 of King Richard III is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of King Richard III is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rich. Well, as you guesse Stan. Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich. Is the Chayre emptie? is the Sword vnsway'd? Is the King dead? the Empire vnpossest?
Chapter 11 of King Richard III is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Is the King dead? the Empire vnpossest?”
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading “Is the King dead? the Empire vnpossest?”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Is the King dead? the Empire vnpossest?”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “Rich.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “Is the Chayre emptie? is the Sword vnsway'd?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, as you guesse Stan.
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From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
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From this reading Is the Chayre emptie? is the Sword vnsway'd?
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From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
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From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Is the King dead? the Empire vnpossest?
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From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading Is the King dead? the Empire vnpossest?
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From this reading Is the Chayre emptie? is the Sword vnsway'd?
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
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From this reading Well, as you guesse Stan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is the Chayre emptie? is the Sword vnsway'd?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Is the King dead? the Empire vnpossest?
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Rich.
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From this reading Well, as you guesse Stan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Is the Chayre emptie? is the Sword vnsway'd?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is the King dead? the Empire vnpossest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is the Chayre emptie? is the Sword vnsway'd?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stirr'd vp by Dorset, Buckingham, and Morton, He makes for England, here to clayme the Crowne Rich.
(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, as you guesse Stan.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, as you guesse Stan.
Chapter 11 of King Richard III by William Shakespeare holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 11 holds 177 sentences of King Richard III, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of King Richard III by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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