Chapter 24 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1497 sentences across 300 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1497 sentences across 300 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yorke. A greater gift? O, that's the Sword to it Glo. I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke. O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
Chapter 24 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1497 sentences across 300 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “A greater gift?”
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading “O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.”
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading “A greater gift?”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “O, that's the Sword to it Glo.”
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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 greater gift?
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From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading A greater gift?
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading A greater gift?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
an old word for “no”
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
express in words
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O, that's the Sword to it Glo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I, gentle Cousin, were it light enough Yorke.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
in the company of; together with
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yorke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O then I see, you will part but with light gifts, In weightier things you'le say a Begger nay Glo.
Chapter 24 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1497 sentences, grouped into 300 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 24 holds 1497 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 300 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1497 sentences, grouped into 300 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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