Chapter 2 of Shakespeare and His Love is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Shakespeare and His Love is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen. Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see? [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain! No: I’m not vain, ever. SHAKESPEARE: Delightful wretch!
Chapter 2 of Shakespeare and His Love is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “SHAKESPEARE: Delightful wretch!”
in a grave and sober manner
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?”
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “[_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “SHAKESPEARE: Delightful wretch!”
being five more than twenty
From this reading “[_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.”
performs some wicked deed
From this reading “SHAKESPEARE: Delightful wretch!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “[_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.”
be the physical support of; carry the weight of
In this reading “[_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading SHAKESPEARE: Delightful wretch!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
at any time
From this reading No: I’m not vain, ever.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!
quickly aroused to anger
From this reading [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
not any; not one
From this reading No: I’m not vain, ever.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
and nothing more
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
being one more than sixteen
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE: Delightful wretch!
successive (without a break)
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
being five more than twenty
From this reading [_Gravely._] I’m too tall, and I look twenty-five though I’m only seventeen.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!
precisely as stated
From this reading [_Holds up her face._] Besides, I’m very proud and hot-tempered—vain!
performs some wicked deed
From this reading SHAKESPEARE: Delightful wretch!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then my nose is not quite straight—do you see?
Chapter 2 of Shakespeare and His Love by Frank Harris holds 498 sentences, grouped into 100 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 2 holds 498 sentences of Shakespeare and His Love, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Shakespeare and His Love by Frank Harris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 498 sentences, grouped into 100 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.
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