Chapter 2 of Mucedorus is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mucedorus is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCENE III. The Forest Enter Amadine sola. AMADINE. God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence. My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.
Chapter 2 of Mucedorus is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “The Forest Enter Amadine sola.”
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
From this reading “God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.”
let have
From this reading “God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.”
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading “My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.”
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From this reading The Forest Enter Amadine sola.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
to come or go into
From this reading The Forest Enter Amadine sola.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The Forest Enter Amadine sola.
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
let have
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading SCENE III.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.
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From this reading My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
not any; not one
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
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From this reading My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
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From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE III.
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From this reading The Forest Enter Amadine sola.
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Forest Enter Amadine sola.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading My Mucedorus surely stays for me, And thinks me over-long.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading God grant my long delay procures no harm, Nor this my tarrying frustrate my pretence.
Chapter 2 of Mucedorus by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 2 holds 260 sentences of Mucedorus, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Mucedorus by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
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