Chapter 4 of The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied? 70 _Ari._ Thou liest. _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that. [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time. _Trin._ I did not give the lie.
Chapter 4 of The Tempest The Works of William Shakespeare is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “[_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.”
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading “_Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “[_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “[_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.”
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading “_Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?”
carry out
From this reading “_Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?”
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From this reading 70 _Ari._ Thou liest.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
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From this reading 70 _Ari._ Thou liest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Trin._ I did not give the lie.
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 70 _Ari._ Thou liest.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?
express in words
From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.
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From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?
carry out
From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Ste._ Do I so? take thou that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Ste._ Didst thou not say he lied?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
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From this reading _Trin._ I did not give the lie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Beats him._] As you like this, give me the lie another time.
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