Chapter 5 of Much Ado about Nothing is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Much Ado about Nothing is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Leo. So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud. I hope he be in loue Prin. Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene. I haue the tooth-ach Prin.
Chapter 5 of Much Ado about Nothing is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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let fall to the ground
From this reading “Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “Leo.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.”
comparative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.”
one who is absent from school without permission
From this reading “Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haue the tooth-ach Prin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading Leo.
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From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.
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From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
not any; not one
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
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From this reading I hope he be in loue Prin.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
comparative of “sad” — experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
express in words
From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I haue the tooth-ach Prin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haue the tooth-ach Prin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
one who is absent from school without permission
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hang him truant, there's no true drop of bloud in him to be truly toucht with loue, if he be sad, he wants money Bene.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So say I, methinkes you are sadder Claud.
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