Chapter 6 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLEON. Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed. A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare! O villain Leonine! Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
Chapter 6 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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according with custom or propriety
From this reading “Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.”
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!”
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading “A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!”
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.”
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading “Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.”
cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading “Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “O villain Leonine!”
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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 A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
a person who is in charge
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLEON.
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
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From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
of or characteristic of or resembling a lion
From this reading O villain Leonine!
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading O villain Leonine!
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
(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 Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom thou hast poison’d too: If thou hadst drunk to him, ’t had been a kindness Becoming well thy face.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Were I chief lord of all this spacious world, I’d give it to undo the deed.
but in spite of that
From this reading A lady, Much less in blood than virtue, yet a princess To equal any single crown o’ the earth I’ the justice of compare!
Chapter 6 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 source edition, 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 222 sentences of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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