Chapter 24 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 3 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 3 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's. It is, in contempt of question, her hand. _Sir And._ Her C's, her U's and her T's: why that? _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases! By your leave, wax.
Chapter 24 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 3 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “c” — a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading “_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.”
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.”
possessive form of “p” — a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading “_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.”
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “_Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!”
plural of “read” — something that is read
possessive form of “t” — a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading “_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.”
possessive form of “u” — a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading “_Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.”
cover with wax
From this reading “By your leave, wax.”
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
dearly loved
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
possessive form of “c” — a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
go away from a place
From this reading By your leave, wax.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
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From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
possessive form of “p” — a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
plural of “phrase” — an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It is, in contempt of question, her hand.
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Sir And._ Her C's, her U's and her T's: why that?
possessive form of “t” — a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Sir And._ Her C's, her U's and her T's: why that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
possessive form of “u” — a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
not known
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
precisely as stated
From this reading _Mal._ By my life, this is my lady's hand: these be her 80 very C's, her U's and her T's; and thus makes she her great P's.
cover with wax
From this reading By your leave, wax.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Sir And._ Her C's, her U's and her T's: why that?
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading _Mal._ [_reads_] To the unknown beloved, this, and my good wishes:--her very phrases!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By your leave, wax.
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