Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 3 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 3 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies. 95 Will you draw near? [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.' Nothing in France, until he has no wife! Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.
Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 3 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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determine the number or amount of
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “[_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'”
plural of “courtesy” — a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading “_Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “95 Will you draw near?”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “[_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “[_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.”
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.
move towards
In this reading “95 Will you draw near?”
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From this reading 95 Will you draw near?
anew
From this reading Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.
(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 Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading _Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading _Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
plural of “courtesy” — a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading _Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading 95 Will you draw near?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing in France, until he has no wife!
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing in France, until he has no wife!
(Norse mythology) goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading 95 Will you draw near?
not any; not one
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
not one, and not any
From this reading Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou shalt have none, Rousillon, none in France; Then hast thou all again.
up to a particular time
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
up to a particular time
From this reading Nothing in France, until he has no wife!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Count._ Not so, but as we change our courtesies.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading [_Exeunt Countess and Gentlemen._ _Hel._ 'Till I have no wife, I have nothing in France.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 95 Will you draw near?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 95 Will you draw near?
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