Chapter 6 of Much Ado about Nothing is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Much Ado about Nothing is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bor. We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr. A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you. Exeunt. Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Vrsula.
Chapter 6 of Much Ado about Nothing is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to come or go into
From this reading “Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Vrsula.”
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.”
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Vrsula.”
plural of “men” — the force of workers available
From this reading “We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.”
be obedient to
From this reading “A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.”
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading “A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.”
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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 We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Vrsula.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
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From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
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From this reading Bor.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.
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From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
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From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Vrsula.
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From this reading Exeunt.
large in amount or extent or degree
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Vrsula.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
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From this reading Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Vrsula.
plural of “men” — the force of workers available
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
be obedient to
From this reading A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
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From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
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From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter Hero, and Margaret, and Vrsula.
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are like to proue a goodly commoditie, being taken vp of these mens bils Conr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A commoditie in question I warrant you, come weele obey you.
Chapter 6 of Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 6 holds 164 sentences of Much Ado about Nothing, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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