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Chapter 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Shal. Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me? Slen. I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal. Nay, but vnderstand me Slen.
Chapter 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?”
take in marriage
From this reading “Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, but vnderstand me Slen.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?”
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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 Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nay, but vnderstand me Slen.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
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From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
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From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
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From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
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From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
take in marriage
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, but vnderstand me Slen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
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From this reading Shal.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
term of address for a man
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
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From this reading Slen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I Sir, you shall finde me reasonable; if it be so, I shall doe that that is reason Shal.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come Coz, come Coz, we stay for you: a word with you Coz: marry this, Coz: there is as 'twere a tender, a kinde of tender, made a farre-off by Sir Hugh here: doe you vnderstand me?
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