Chapter 4 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LINCOLN. Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly. CLOWN. Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly! [They are led away.]
Chapter 4 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading “CLOWN.”
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
increase twofold
From this reading “Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.”
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
From this reading “Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “LINCOLN.”
be the cause or source of
From this reading “Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.”
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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 Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [They are led away.]
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading [They are led away.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading CLOWN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
increase twofold
From this reading Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
From this reading Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading [They are led away.]
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading LINCOLN.
engage in
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
except for; apart from
From this reading Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [They are led away.]
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Aye, and save us from the gallows, else a devil’s double honestly!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
be the cause or source of
From this reading Farewell, Shrieve More; and as we yield by thee, So make our peace; then thou dealst honestly.
Chapter 4 of Sir Thomas More by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 4 holds 223 sentences of Sir Thomas More, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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