Chapter 5 of Sir John Oldcastle is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sir John Oldcastle is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BISHOP. Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic. COBHAM. Defiance in his face that calls me so. I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
Chapter 5 of Sir John Oldcastle is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 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.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading “Defiance in his face that calls me so.”
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.”
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading “I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.”
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading “I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.”
superlative of “proud” — feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.”
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading “Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.”
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.”
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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 I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading BISHOP.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Defiance in his face that calls me so.
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From this reading COBHAM.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading Defiance in his face that calls me so.
an opposing military force
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Defiance in his face that calls me so.
a man of refinement
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Defiance in his face that calls me so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Defiance in his face that calls me so.
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Defiance in his face that calls me so.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.
superlative of “proud” — feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Defiance in his face that calls me so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Defiance in his face that calls me so.
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
an old word for “to”
From this reading I am as true a loyal gentleman Unto his highness as my proudest enemy.
an old word for “yes”
From this reading Yea, of high treason, traitor, heretic.
Chapter 5 of Sir John Oldcastle by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 5 holds 263 sentences of Sir John Oldcastle, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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