Chapter 6 of The Two Noble Kinsmen is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Two Noble Kinsmen is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIPPOLYTA. Farewell, sister. I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time. He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot. [_Exeunt all but Emilia._] EMILIA.
Chapter 6 of The Two Noble Kinsmen is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tropical African herbs
From this reading “[_Exeunt all but Emilia._] EMILIA.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Farewell, sister.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Farewell, sister.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading [_Exeunt all but Emilia._] EMILIA.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading [_Exeunt all but Emilia._] EMILIA.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
tropical African herbs
From this reading [_Exeunt all but Emilia._] EMILIA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt all but Emilia._] EMILIA.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Farewell, sister.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIPPOLYTA.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Farewell, sister.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He whom the gods Do of the two know best, I pray them he Be made your lot.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I am like to know your husband ’fore yourself By some small start of time.
Chapter 6 of The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
Chapter 6 holds 221 sentences of The Two Noble Kinsmen, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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