Chapter 9 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BREWER. Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well. BUTLER. I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after. But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
Chapter 9 of Sir Thomas More is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
From this reading “BREWER.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “BUTLER.”
having lost your job
From this reading “Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.”
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
From this reading “I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
later than; following
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
anew
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water
From this reading BREWER.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading BUTLER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
having lost your job
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
at any time
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
on one occasion
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But soft; here comes Master Gough and Master Catesby: now we shall hear more.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
at the time that
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
during the time that
From this reading I much mistrust it; when they go to raining once, there’s ever foul weather for a great while after.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
but in spite of that
From this reading Soft, man, we are not discharged yet: my lord may come home again, and all will be well.
Chapter 9 of Sir Thomas More by William [Dubious author] Shakespeare holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 9 holds 227 sentences of Sir Thomas More, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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