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Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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HELICANUS.
Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HELICANUS.
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Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.
/wel maɪ lɔːrd sɪns juː hæv ˈɡɪvən miː liːv tuː spiːk ˈfriːli wɪl aɪ spiːk/
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Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.
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Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.
/ˈðerfɔːr maɪ lɔːrd ɡoʊ ˈtrævəl fɔːr ə waɪl tɪl ðæt hɪz reɪdʒ ənd ˈæŋɡər biː fərˈɡɑːt ɔːr tɪl ðə ˈdestəniz duː kʌt hɪz θred ʌv laɪf/
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Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

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Destinies noun US /ˈdestəniz/

plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading “Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.”

Freely adverb US /ˈfriːli/

in a free manner

From this reading “Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.”

justly adverb US /ˈdʒʌstli/

with honesty

From this reading “Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.”

serves noun US /sɜːrvz/

plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

From this reading “Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.”

thread verb US /θred/

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

From this reading “Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.”

travel verb US /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.”

treason noun US /ˈtriːzən/

a crime that undermines the offender's government

From this reading “Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.”

tyrant noun US /ˈtaɪrənt/

a cruel and oppressive dictator

From this reading “Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

Antiochus

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

DaynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

DestiniesnounUS /ˈdestəniz/

plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

directverbUS /dərˈekt/

command with authority

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

faithfuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪθfəl/

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

FreelyadverbUS /ˈfriːli/

in a free manner

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

HELICANUS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HELICANUS.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

justlyadverbUS /ˈdʒʌstli/

with honesty

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

privateadjectiveUS /ˈpraɪvət/

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

rulenounUS /ruːl/

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

servesnounUS /sɜːrvz/

plural of “serve” — (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Your rule direct to any; if to me, Day serves not light more faithful than I’ll be.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

threadverbUS /θred/

to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

TillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

treasonnounUS /ˈtriːzən/

a crime that undermines the offender's government

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/

a cruel and oppressive dictator

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Therefore, my lord, go travel for a while, Till that his rage and anger be forgot, Or till the Destinies do cut his thread of life.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Well, my lord, since you have given me leave to speak, Freely will I speak.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Antiochus you fear, And justly too, I think, you fear the tyrant, Who either by public war or private treason Will take away your life.

Chapter 2 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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.

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Vocabulary met early in Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Words and structures a reader meets early in Pericles, Prince of Tyre, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chorus
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Palace
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Antioch
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Scene
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