Chapter 3 of Othello is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Othello is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rod. It cannot be Iago. It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will. Come, be a man: drowne thy selfe? Drown Cats, and blind Puppies.
Chapter 3 of Othello is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Drown Cats, and blind Puppies.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Drown Cats, and blind Puppies.”
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “Drown Cats, and blind Puppies.”
the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife
From this reading “It cannot be Iago.”
a strong sexual desire
From this reading “It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.”
approval to do something
From this reading “It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.”
plural of “puppy” — a young dog
From this reading “Drown Cats, and blind Puppies.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “Rod.”
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 It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It cannot be Iago.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Drown Cats, and blind Puppies.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It cannot be Iago.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Drown Cats, and blind Puppies.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, be a man: drowne thy selfe?
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Drown Cats, and blind Puppies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, be a man: drowne thy selfe?
the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife
From this reading It cannot be Iago.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It cannot be Iago.
a strong sexual desire
From this reading It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Come, be a man: drowne thy selfe?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
approval to do something
From this reading It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
plural of “puppy” — a young dog
From this reading Drown Cats, and blind Puppies.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading Rod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, be a man: drowne thy selfe?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Come, be a man: drowne thy selfe?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is meerly a Lust of the blood, and a permission of the will.
Chapter 3 of Othello by William Shakespeare holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 3 holds 210 sentences of Othello, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Othello by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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