Chapter 2 of The Comedy of Errors is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Comedy of Errors is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Enter. Enter Antipholis Errotis. Ant. The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report. I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
Chapter 2 of The Comedy of Errors is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading “Ant.”
(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
From this reading “The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.”
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading “The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter.”
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.”
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading “I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
From this reading Ant.
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From this reading Enter Antipholis Errotis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
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From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter.
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From this reading Enter Antipholis Errotis.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
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From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
coins made of gold
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
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From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
plural of “host” — a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
set down according to a plan
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
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From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
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From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
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From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
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From this reading The gold I gaue to Dromio is laid vp Safe at the Centaur, and the heedfull slaue Is wandred forth in care to seeke me out By computation and mine hosts report.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could not speake with Dromio, since at first I sent him from the Mart? see here he comes.
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