Chapter 8 of Othello is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Othello is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Des. Heauen doth truely know it Othe. Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des. To whom my Lord? With whom?
Chapter 8 of Othello is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “Des.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Heauen doth truely know it Othe.”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Heauen doth truely know it Othe.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “To whom my Lord?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.”
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.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Des.
an old form of “does”
From this reading Heauen doth truely know it Othe.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heauen doth truely know it Othe.
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Heauen doth truely know it Othe.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Heauen doth truely know it Othe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading To whom my Lord?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To whom my Lord?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heauen doth truely know it Othe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Heauen truely knowes, that thou art false as hell Des.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To whom my Lord?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heauen doth truely know it Othe.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom my Lord?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With whom?
Chapter 8 of Othello by William Shakespeare holds 208 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 8 holds 208 sentences of Othello, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Othello by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 208 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Othello, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
