Chapter 4 of Shakespeare and His Love is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Shakespeare and His Love is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCENE I. _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben. Has Burbage left? JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon. You’re all to go to Court, he says.
Chapter 4 of Shakespeare and His Love is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at another time
From this reading “JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon.”
English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
From this reading “Has Burbage left?”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “_In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.”
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading “_In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.”
joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
From this reading “_In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “_In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.”
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading “_In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon.”
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.
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.
(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 You’re all to go to Court, he says.
at another time
From this reading JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619)
From this reading Has Burbage left?
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading You’re all to go to Court, he says.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You’re all to go to Court, he says.
destroyed or killed
From this reading JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has Burbage left?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCENE I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Has Burbage left?
joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading You’re all to go to Court, he says.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCENE I.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _In the “Mitre” Tavern._ SHAKESPEARE: [_To Ben Jonson, whom he finds sitting._] Good morning, Ben.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading JONSON: He’s gone to the theatre; he will be back, anon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re all to go to Court, he says.
Chapter 4 of Shakespeare and His Love by Frank Harris holds 497 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 4 holds 497 sentences of Shakespeare and His Love, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Shakespeare and His Love by Frank Harris exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 497 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.
Work through the 100 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 100 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Shakespeare and His Love by Frank Harris on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1971 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #69269 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #69269, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 164 minutes of reading across 395 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Shakespeare and His Love section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 4 chapters of Shakespeare and His Love to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Shakespeare and His Love, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
