Chapter 3 of Shakespeare's play of the Merchant of Venice is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Shakespeare's play of the Merchant of Venice is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Lor_. Lorenzo, and thy love. _Jes_. Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much? And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
Chapter 3 of Shakespeare's play of the Merchant of Venice is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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definite but not specified or identified
From this reading “Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Lorenzo, and thy love.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Lorenzo, and thy love.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lorenzo, and thy love.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jes_.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lor_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorenzo, and thy love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Lorenzo, and thy love.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Lorenzo, and thy love.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
which person or people
From this reading Lorenzo, certain; and my love, indeed; For who love I so much?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And now who knows But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?
Chapter 3 of Shakespeare's play of the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare holds 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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 3 holds 351 sentences of Shakespeare's play of the Merchant of Venice, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Shakespeare's play of the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 351 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
Work through the 71 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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