Chapter 8 of The Merchant of Venice is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Merchant of Venice is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Iew. I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por. Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say? Ant. But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd.
Chapter 8 of The Merchant of Venice is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 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.”
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading “I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?”
express in words
From this reading “Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?”
a special situation
From this reading “Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.”
(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 “But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd.
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.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd.
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Iew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd.
express in words
From this reading Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
a special situation
From this reading Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading I cannot finde it, 'tis not in the bond Por.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?
(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 But little: I am arm'd and well prepar'd.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come Merchant, haue you any thing to say?
Chapter 8 of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 8 holds 126 sentences of The Merchant of Venice, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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