Chapter 38 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1514 sentences across 303 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1514 sentences across 303 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clot. No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2. I, it is fit for your Lordship onely Clot. Why so I say 1. Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
Chapter 38 of Shakespeare's First Folio is here in full — 1514 sentences across 303 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
From this reading “Clot.”
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading “No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “I, it is fit for your Lordship onely Clot.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?”
express in words
From this reading “Why so I say 1.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why so I say 1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
From this reading Clot.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I, it is fit for your Lordship onely Clot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading I, it is fit for your Lordship onely Clot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
not any; not one
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
the action of attacking an enemy
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I, it is fit for your Lordship onely Clot.
express in words
From this reading Why so I say 1.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why so I say 1.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, I know that: but it is fit I should commit offence to my inferiors 2.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why so I say 1.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you heere of a Stranger that's come to Court night?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I, it is fit for your Lordship onely Clot.
Chapter 38 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare holds 1514 sentences, grouped into 303 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 38 holds 1514 sentences of Shakespeare's First Folio, unabridged, divided into 303 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 38 of Shakespeare's First Folio by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1514 sentences, grouped into 303 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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