Chapter 4 of Love's Labour's Lost is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Love's Labour's Lost is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Boy. My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie. Finely put on Rosa. Well then, I am the shooter Boy. And who is your Deare?
Chapter 4 of Love's Labour's Lost is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Boy.”
in tiny pieces
From this reading “Finely put on Rosa.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.”
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading “Finely put on Rosa.”
a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
From this reading “Well then, I am the shooter Boy.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well then, I am the shooter Boy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And who is your Deare?
a youthful male person
From this reading Boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And who is your Deare?
in tiny pieces
From this reading Finely put on Rosa.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well then, I am the shooter Boy.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And who is your Deare?
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Finely put on Rosa.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Finely put on Rosa.
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading Finely put on Rosa.
a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
From this reading Well then, I am the shooter Boy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well then, I am the shooter Boy.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
(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 then, I am the shooter Boy.
which person or people
From this reading And who is your Deare?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Lady goes to kill hornes, but if thou marrie, Hang me by the necke, if hornes that yeare miscarrie.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And who is your Deare?
Chapter 4 of Love's Labour's Lost by William Shakespeare holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 4 holds 203 sentences of Love's Labour's Lost, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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