Chapter 3 of The Comedy of Errors is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Comedy of Errors is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Luce. Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro. O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce. Haue at you with another, that's when? can you tell? S.Dro.
Chapter 3 of The Comedy of Errors is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.”
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From this reading “Luce.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.”
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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 O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Haue at you with another, that's when? can you tell?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Haue at you with another, that's when? can you tell?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
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From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
the sound of laughing
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967)
From this reading Luce.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
not any; not one
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S.Dro.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
express in words
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haue at you with another, that's when? can you tell?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
at the time that
From this reading Haue at you with another, that's when? can you tell?
in the company of; together with
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading O Lord I must laugh, haue at you with a Prouerbe, Shall I set in my staffe Luce.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Faith no, hee comes too late, and so tell your Master E.Dro.
Chapter 3 of The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 3 holds 181 sentences of The Comedy of Errors, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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