Chapter 4 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELICANUS. Your griefs! for what? Wrong not your prince you love. FIRST LORD. Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
Chapter 4 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “FIRST LORD.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Wrong not your prince you love.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Wrong not your prince you love.”
propose a toast to
From this reading “Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Wrong not your prince you love.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading FIRST LORD.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your griefs! for what?
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From this reading Your griefs! for what?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HELICANUS.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading FIRST LORD.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Wrong not your prince you love.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wrong not your prince you love.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Wrong not your prince you love.
propose a toast to
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Your griefs! for what?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Wrong not your prince you love.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wrong not your prince you love.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your griefs! for what?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Wrong not yourself, then, noble Helicane; But if the prince do live, let us salute him.
Chapter 4 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 4 holds 220 sentences of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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