Chapter 4 of Much Ado about Nothing is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Much Ado about Nothing is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Prin. Come, shall we heare this musicke? Claud. Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is. As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.
Chapter 4 of Much Ado about Nothing is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 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.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, shall we heare this musicke?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Come, shall we heare this musicke?”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Claud.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, shall we heare this musicke?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, shall we heare this musicke?
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From this reading Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.
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From this reading As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, shall we heare this musicke?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prin.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Come, shall we heare this musicke?
not in physical motion
From this reading Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Come, shall we heare this musicke?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As husht on purpose to grace harmonie Prin.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Come, shall we heare this musicke?
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea my good Lord: how still the euening is.
Chapter 4 of Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 159 sentences of Much Ado about Nothing, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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