Chapter 6 of Measure for Measure is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Measure for Measure is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Esc. What newes abroad i'th World? Duke. None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it. Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
Chapter 6 of Measure for Measure is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “What newes abroad i'th World?”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.”
unvarying in nature
From this reading “Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.”
separation into component parts
From this reading “None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Duke.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.”
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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 None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading What newes abroad i'th World?
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
unvarying in nature
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
separation into component parts
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Duke.
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From this reading Esc.
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From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
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From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
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From this reading What newes abroad i'th World?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
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From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
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From this reading What newes abroad i'th World?
not one, and not any
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
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From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
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From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
express the need or desire for
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading None, but that there is so great a Feauor on goodnesse, that the dissolution of it must cure it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Noueltie is onely in request, and as it is as dangerous to be aged in any kinde of course, as it is vertuous to be constant in any vndertaking.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What newes abroad i'th World?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What newes abroad i'th World?
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