Chapter 14 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1464 sentences across 293 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1464 sentences across 293 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lord. You must not enter Paul. Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life? A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig. That's enough Ser.
Chapter 14 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1464 sentences across 293 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?”
to come or go into
From this reading “You must not enter Paul.”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.”
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “You must not enter Paul.”
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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 A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That's enough Ser.
to come or go into
From this reading You must not enter Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not enter Paul.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not enter Paul.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading You must not enter Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
on the contrary
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's enough Ser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A gracious innocent soule, More free, then he is iealous Antig.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's enough Ser.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior
From this reading Nay rather (good my Lords) be second to me: Feare you his tyrannous passion more (alas) Then the Queenes life?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not enter Paul.
Chapter 14 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1464 sentences, grouped into 293 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 14 holds 1464 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 293 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1464 sentences, grouped into 293 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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