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Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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Cham.
Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.
Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.
By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.
Was he mad Sir?
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Shakespeare's First Folio

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1515 sentences across 303 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/303 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Cham.
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Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.
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Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.
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By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.
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Was he mad Sir?
/wɑːz hiː mæd sɜːr/

Learner Dictionary

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.

freeze verb US /friːz/

stop moving or become immobilized

From this reading “Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.”

Harry verb US /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading “Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.”

Lordship noun US /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading “By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.”

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.”

Sands noun US /sændz/

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading “Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.”

waking adjective US /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading “Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.”

weather noun US /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading “Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.”

wilde noun US /waɪld/

Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)

From this reading “By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.”

All words in this reading · 71

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

betweene

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

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

Bul

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From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

Cham

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

From this reading Cham.

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/

to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

entring

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From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

forgiue

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

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

freezeverbUS /friːz/

stop moving or become immobilized

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Was he mad Sir?

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

Ile

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

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

keepe

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

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

LadiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

leaue

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

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

LordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

madadjectiveUS /mæd/

roused to anger

From this reading Was he mad Sir?

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

plac'd

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

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

PlacenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

PrayverbUS /preɪ/

address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

San

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

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

SandsnounUS /sændz/

the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

SweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

talke

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

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

thanke

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

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Was he mad Sir?

weathernounUS /ˈweðər/

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

wildenounUS /waɪld/

Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Nay, you must not freeze, Two women plac'd together, makes cold weather: My Lord Sands, you are one will keepe 'em waking: Pray sit betweene these Ladies San.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Sweet Ladies will it please you sit; Sir Harry Place you that side, Ile take the charge of this: His Grace is entring.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading By my faith, And thanke your Lordship: by your leaue sweet Ladies, If I chance to talke a little wilde, forgiue me: I had it from my Father An.Bul.

Chapter 25 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1515 sentences, grouped into 303 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.

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Chapter 25 holds 1515 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 303 reading sections.

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Paines
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