Chapter 7 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOCRINE. Yet he speaks not ill. GUENDOLEN. Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine. But what thou mayest I may not.
Chapter 7 of Locrine: A Tragedy is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the state of being honored
From this reading “Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Yet he speaks not ill.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “Yet he speaks not ill.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
a youthful male person
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what thou mayest I may not.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUENDOLEN.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he speaks not ill.
the state of being honored
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Yet he speaks not ill.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOCRINE.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But what thou mayest I may not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what thou mayest I may not.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
not one, and not any
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet he speaks not ill.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
and nothing more
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
express in words
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading Yet he speaks not ill.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading But what thou mayest I may not.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what thou mayest I may not.
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Did I not know Mine honour perfect as thy shame, Locrine, Now might I say, and turn to pride my woe, Mine only were this boy, and none of thine.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he speaks not ill.
Chapter 7 of Locrine: A Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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