Chapter 10 of The Winter's Tale is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Winter's Tale is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Leo. I thinke so. Kill'd? She I kill'd? I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
Chapter 10 of The Winter's Tale is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “Leo.”
express in words
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
to a great degree
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thinke so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kill'd?
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading Leo.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
express in words
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She I kill'd?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thinke so.
to a great degree
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thinke so.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did so: but thou strik'st me Sorely, to say I did: it is as bitter Vpon thy Tongue, as in my Thought.
Chapter 10 of The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 10 holds 151 sentences of The Winter's Tale, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 151 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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