Chapter 2 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1327 sentences across 266 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1327 sentences across 266 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Euan. It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal. He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa. Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it Shal. If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].
Chapter 2 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1327 sentences across 266 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
From this reading “If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].”
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading “It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.”
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it Shal.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.”
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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 It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers
From this reading If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
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From this reading Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it Shal.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].
an old form of “does”
From this reading Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it Shal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Euan.
an old form of “has”
From this reading He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it Shal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it Shal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it Shal.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Sir, he doth in some sort confesse it Shal.
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From this reading It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If it be confessed, it is not redressed; is not that so (M[aster].
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is spoke as a Christians ought to speake Shal.
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From this reading He hath wrong'd me (Master Page.) M.Pa.
Chapter 2 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1327 sentences, grouped into 266 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 2 holds 1327 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 266 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1327 sentences, grouped into 266 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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