Chapter 7 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WIT. Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes. MORE. Wit, look to that:—8 angels! I did send them ten.—Who gave it them?
Chapter 7 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “I did send them ten.—Who gave it them?”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “I did send them ten.—Who gave it them?”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “WIT.”
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From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did send them ten.—Who gave it them?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I did send them ten.—Who gave it them?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did send them ten.—Who gave it them?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Wit, look to that:—8 angels!
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I did send them ten.—Who gave it them?
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I did send them ten.—Who gave it them?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wit, look to that:—8 angels!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wit, look to that:—8 angels!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
which person or people
From this reading I did send them ten.—Who gave it them?
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading WIT.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nay, nothing: your lordship sent 8 angels by your man, and I have lost two of them in the rishes.
Chapter 7 of Sir Thomas More by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 222 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 7 holds 222 sentences of Sir Thomas More, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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