Chapter 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCENE III.] SCENE VII. Pope. 2: _bully-rook_] _Bully Rock_ Rowe, passim. 10: _shall ... shall_] F1 Q3. _will ... will_ F2 F3 F4.
Chapter 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a cruel and brutal fellow
used to refer to cited works
From this reading “2: _bully-rook_] _Bully Rock_ Rowe, passim.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “Pope.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “SCENE III.] SCENE VII.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 10: _shall ... shall_] F1 Q3.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 10: _shall ... shall_] F1 Q3.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 2: _bully-rook_] _Bully Rock_ Rowe, passim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 10: _shall ... shall_] F1 Q3.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _will ... will_ F2 F3 F4.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading 2: _bully-rook_] _Bully Rock_ Rowe, passim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 2: _bully-rook_] _Bully Rock_ Rowe, passim.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading 10: _shall ... shall_] F1 Q3.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading SCENE III.] SCENE VII.
used to refer to cited works
From this reading 2: _bully-rook_] _Bully Rock_ Rowe, passim.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading Pope.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading 10: _shall ... shall_] F1 Q3.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading 2: _bully-rook_] _Bully Rock_ Rowe, passim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 2: _bully-rook_] _Bully Rock_ Rowe, passim.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE III.] SCENE VII.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 10: _shall ... shall_] F1 Q3.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading SCENE III.] SCENE VII.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _will ... will_ F2 F3 F4.
Chapter 2 of The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works by William Shakespeare holds 488 sentences, grouped into 98 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.
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