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Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1311 sentences across 263 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Duke.
But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
Gold.
He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle
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Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1311 sentences across 263 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/262 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Duke.
/duːk/
Line 2
But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?
Line 3
Gold.
/ɡoʊld/
Line 4
He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.
Line 5
Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

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Abbey noun US /ˈæbi/

a church associated with a monastery or convent

From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”

Duke noun US /duːk/

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading “Duke.”

fled verb US /fled/

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”

Mar verb US /mɑːr/

make imperfect

From this reading “He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.”

Mart noun US /mɑːrt/

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”

Miracle noun US /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”

sword noun US /sɔːrd/

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”

whence adverb US /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading “Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/

a church associated with a monastery or convent

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

Chaine

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

confesse

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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

drewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

DukenounUS /duːk/

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Duke.

eares

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From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

fledverbUS /fled/

inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

forswore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

GoldnounUS /ɡoʊld/

coins made of gold

From this reading Gold.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

HeardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

heere

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

MarverbUS /mɑːr/

make imperfect

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

MartnounUS /mɑːrt/

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

MiraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

necke

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From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

swordnounUS /sɔːrd/

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

sworne

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading But had he such a Chaine of thee, or no?

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

thereupon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

thinke

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He had my Lord, and when he ran in heere, These people saw the Chaine about his necke Mar.

whenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Besides, I will be sworne these eares of mine, Heard you confesse you had the Chaine of him, After you first forswore it on the Mart, And thereupon I drew my sword on you: And then you fled into this Abbey heere, From whence I thinke you are come by Miracle

Chapter 5 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1311 sentences, grouped into 263 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.

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Chapter 5 holds 1311 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 263 reading sections.

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Paines
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Truely
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