Chapter 1 of Mucedorus is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mucedorus is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT I Scene I. Valencia. The Court Scene II. A Forest in Aragon Scene III. The same Scene IV. Outskirts of the Forest ACT II Scene I. The Camp of the King of Aragon Scene II.
Chapter 1 of Mucedorus is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “ACT I Scene I. Valencia.”
French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)
From this reading “A Forest in Aragon Scene III.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “Outskirts of the Forest ACT II Scene I. The Camp of the King of Aragon Scene II.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “The Court Scene II.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “A Forest in Aragon Scene III.”
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading “Outskirts of the Forest ACT II Scene I. The Camp of the King of Aragon Scene II.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “ACT I Scene I. Valencia.”
an industrial city in northern Venezuela
From this reading “ACT I Scene I. Valencia.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Forest in Aragon Scene III.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT I Scene I. Valencia.
French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982)
From this reading A Forest in Aragon Scene III.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Outskirts of the Forest ACT II Scene I. The Camp of the King of Aragon Scene II.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The Court Scene II.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A Forest in Aragon Scene III.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACT I Scene I. Valencia.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Court Scene II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading A Forest in Aragon Scene III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Forest in Aragon Scene III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The same Scene IV.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Outskirts of the Forest ACT II Scene I. The Camp of the King of Aragon Scene II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outskirts of the Forest ACT II Scene I. The Camp of the King of Aragon Scene II.
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
From this reading Outskirts of the Forest ACT II Scene I. The Camp of the King of Aragon Scene II.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The same Scene IV.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading ACT I Scene I. Valencia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Court Scene II.
an industrial city in northern Venezuela
From this reading ACT I Scene I. Valencia.
Chapter 1 of Mucedorus by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 1 holds 241 sentences of Mucedorus, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Mucedorus by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 49 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 41 minutes of reading across 101 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Mucedorus, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
