Chapter 4 of The Two Gentlemen of Verona is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Two Gentlemen of Verona is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
La. Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp. Item, she hath a sweet mouth La. That makes amends for her soure breath Sp. Item, she doth talke in her sleepe La.
Chapter 4 of The Two Gentlemen of Verona is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading “That makes amends for her soure breath Sp.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “That makes amends for her soure breath Sp.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Item, she doth talke in her sleepe La.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Item, she hath a sweet mouth La.”
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading “Item, she hath a sweet mouth La.”
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading That makes amends for her soure breath Sp.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading That makes amends for her soure breath Sp.
an old form of “does”
From this reading Item, she doth talke in her sleepe La.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That makes amends for her soure breath Sp.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Item, she hath a sweet mouth La.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That makes amends for her soure breath Sp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Item, she doth talke in her sleepe La.
a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
From this reading Item, she hath a sweet mouth La.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading La.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading That makes amends for her soure breath Sp.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
past form of “mend” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Item, she hath a sweet mouth La.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Item, she hath a sweet mouth La.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Item, she doth talke in her sleepe La.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That makes amends for her soure breath Sp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Item, she hath a sweet mouth La.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Item, she doth talke in her sleepe La.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well: that fault may be mended with a breakfast: read on Sp.
Chapter 4 of The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 166 sentences of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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