Chapter 27 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1500 sentences across 300 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1500 sentences across 300 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bru. We stood too't in good time. Is this Menenius? Sicin. 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
Chapter 27 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1500 sentences across 300 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “We stood too't in good time.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “We stood too't in good time.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “We stood too't in good time.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.”
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From this reading Bru.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading We stood too't in good time.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We stood too't in good time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this Menenius?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
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From this reading Is this Menenius?
used to form the superlative
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
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 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
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From this reading Sicin.
term of address for a man
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading We stood too't in good time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this Menenius?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We stood too't in good time.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis he, 'tis he: O he is grown most kind of late: Haile Sir Mene.
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From this reading We stood too't in good time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stood too't in good time.
Chapter 27 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1500 sentences, grouped into 300 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 27 holds 1500 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 300 reading sections.
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