Chapter 25 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT v. 3. "Admiringly, my liege." etc. The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her." The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
Chapter 25 of The Shakespeare-Expositor is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with admiration
From this reading “"Admiringly, my liege." etc.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."”
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."”
the system of numbering pages
From this reading “The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."”
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."”
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading “"Admiringly, my liege." etc.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."”
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From this reading 3.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT v.
with admiration
From this reading "Admiringly, my liege." etc.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
fearless and daring
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
an old word for “before”
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Admiringly, my liege." etc.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
the system of numbering pages
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
foreshadow or presage
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading "Admiringly, my liege." etc.
engage in
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Admiringly, my liege." etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
caught or fixed
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The folio punctuates "Admiringly my liege, at first I stuck my choice upon her."
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading ACT v.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The usual reading is "Admiringly, my liege, at first" etc. I would afterwards read "_But_ ere my heart Durst make a too bold herald of my tongue."
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