Chapter 8 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARINA. You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here. PERICLES. But are you flesh and blood? Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy?
Chapter 8 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “But are you flesh and blood?”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy?”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “But are you flesh and blood?”
a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
From this reading “MARINA.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy?”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy?”
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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 You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But are you flesh and blood?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But are you flesh and blood?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading But are you flesh and blood?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy?
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading But are you flesh and blood?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
From this reading MARINA.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
not any; not one
From this reading Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athens' political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC)
From this reading PERICLES.
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Have you a working pulse? and are no fairy?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You said you would believe me; But, not to be a troubler of your peace, I will end here.
Chapter 8 of Pericles, Prince of Tyre by William Shakespeare holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 215 sentences of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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