Chapter 32 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1493 sentences across 299 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1493 sentences across 299 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rosse. Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady. Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth. Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well. If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
Chapter 32 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1493 sentences across 299 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extend in scope or range or area
From this reading “If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.”
provide as food
From this reading “If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.”
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading “Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.”
cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading “If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.”
move upward
From this reading “Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
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From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
extend in scope or range or area
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
provide as food
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
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From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
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From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
a brief written record
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
cause to feel resentment or indignation
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
move upward
From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosse.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If much you note him You shall offend him, and extend his Passion, Feed, and regard him not.
be seated
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Gentlemen rise, his Highnesse is not well Lady.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pray you keepe Seat, The fit is momentary, vpon a thought He will againe be well.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Sit worthy Friends: my Lord is often thus, And hath beene from his youth.
Chapter 32 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1493 sentences, grouped into 299 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 32 holds 1493 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 299 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 32 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1493 sentences, grouped into 299 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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