Chapter 9 of Romeo and Juliet is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Romeo and Juliet is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lady. Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur. They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie. Enter old Capulet. Cap.
Chapter 9 of Romeo and Juliet is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Cap.”
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading “They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter old Capulet.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.”
plural of “spice” — aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
From this reading “Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Cap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter old Capulet.
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter old Capulet.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
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From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Enter old Capulet.
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From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
plural of “spice” — aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
carry out
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Hold, Take these keies, and fetch more spices Nurse Nur.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They call for Dates and Quinces in the Pastrie.
Chapter 9 of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 9 holds 171 sentences of Romeo and Juliet, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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