Chapter 9 of The Merchant of Venice is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Merchant of Venice is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Loren. Who comes with her? Mes. None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd? Loren.
Chapter 9 of The Merchant of Venice is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Who comes with her?”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?”
Italian film actress (born in 1934)
From this reading “Loren.”
a female domestic
From this reading “None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?”
not one, and not any
From this reading “None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?”
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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 None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Who comes with her?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Who comes with her?
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
Italian film actress (born in 1934)
From this reading Loren.
a female domestic
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
not one, and not any
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
which person or people
From this reading Who comes with her?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Who comes with her?
but in spite of that
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading None but a holy Hermit and her maid: I pray you is my Master yet return'd?
Chapter 9 of The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 9 holds 137 sentences of The Merchant of Venice, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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