Chapter 6 of Shakespearean Tragedy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Shakespearean Tragedy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ham._ Good. _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes. _Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.] [Footnote 66: On this passage see p. 98.
Chapter 6 of Shakespearean Tragedy is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sweet innocent baby
From this reading “_Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.]”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 66: On this passage see p.”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “[Footnote 66: On this passage see p.”
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “_King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “_Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.]”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote 66: On this passage see p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 98.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.]
a sweet innocent baby
From this reading _Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.]
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 66: On this passage see p.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Ham._ Good.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading _Ham._ Good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.]
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Footnote 66: On this passage see p.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [Footnote 66: On this passage see p.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading [Footnote 66: On this passage see p.
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.]
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading _Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.]
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.]
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Ham._ I see a cherub that sees them.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [Footnote 66: On this passage see p.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _King._ So is it, if thou knew'st our purposes.
Chapter 6 of Shakespearean Tragedy by A. C. (Andrew Cecil) Bradley holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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