Chapter 4 of Locrine is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Locrine is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRUMBO. A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may. What reason have you to demand it of me? WILLIAM. Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
Chapter 4 of Locrine is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.”
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading “Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “What reason have you to demand it of me?”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.”
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading “A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.”
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.”
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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 A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading What reason have you to demand it of me?
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What reason have you to demand it of me?
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
take in marriage
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What reason have you to demand it of me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What reason have you to demand it of me?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading What reason have you to demand it of me?
term of address for a man
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
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From this reading STRUMBO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What reason have you to demand it of me?
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What reason have you to demand it of me?
at the time that
From this reading Marry, sir, what reason had you, when my sister was in the barn, to tumble her upon the hay, and to fish her belly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A very hard question, neighbour, but I will solve it as I may.
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From this reading WILLIAM.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What reason have you to demand it of me?
Chapter 4 of Locrine by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 4 holds 197 sentences of Locrine, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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