Chapter 18 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1469 sentences across 294 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1469 sentences across 294 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Falst. She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host. Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist. Then to you (Mistris Dorothie) I will charge you Dol. Charge me?
Chapter 18 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1469 sentences across 294 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/293 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading “Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.”
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “Then to you (Mistris Dorothie) I will charge you Dol.”
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.”
a unit of pain intensity
From this reading “Then to you (Mistris Dorothie) I will charge you Dol.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.”
plural of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.”
cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading “She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Then to you (Mistris Dorothie) I will charge you Dol.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
a unit of pain intensity
From this reading Then to you (Mistris Dorothie) I will charge you Dol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then to you (Mistris Dorothie) I will charge you Dol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Falst.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
only a very short time before
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
plural of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then to you (Mistris Dorothie) I will charge you Dol.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
not any; not one
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
term of address for a man
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then to you (Mistris Dorothie) I will charge you Dol.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Come, Ile drinke no Proofes, nor no Bullets: I will drinke no more then will doe me good, for no mans pleasure, I Pist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She is Pistoll-proofe (Sir) you shall hardly offend her Host.
Chapter 18 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1469 sentences, grouped into 294 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 18 holds 1469 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 294 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1469 sentences, grouped into 294 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.
Work through the 294 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 294 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 18 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 55059 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #2270 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #2270, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 11012 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Shakespeare's First Folio section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 38 chapters of Shakespeare's First Folio to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Shakespeare's First Folio, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
