Chapter 9 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1418 sentences across 284 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1418 sentences across 284 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Duke. You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come. Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario? Por. I did my Lord Du.
Chapter 9 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1418 sentences across 284 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Duke.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “I did my Lord Du.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?”
carry out
From this reading “You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.”
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did my Lord Du.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did my Lord Du.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Duke.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I did my Lord Du.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I did my Lord Du.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Por.
carry out
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You heare the learn'd Bellario what he writes, And heere (I take it) is the Doctor come.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Giue me your hand: Came you from old Bellario?
Chapter 9 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1418 sentences, grouped into 284 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 9 holds 1418 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 284 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1418 sentences, grouped into 284 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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