Chapter 18 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2. 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4. 514: _least_] Ff Q2. _best_ Q1. 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.
Chapter 18 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 2 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.”
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading “510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.
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From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 514: _least_] Ff Q2.
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From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.
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From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading _best_ Q1.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading 511: _king’s_] _king_ F3 F4.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading 514: _least_] Ff Q2.
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 515, 516: _contents Dies...presents_] Qq Ff.
literature in metrical form
From this reading 510, 511: Printed as verse in Q1, as prose in Ff Q2.
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