Chapter 12 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[bdd050] _fly_] _flye_ F1. _flye him_ F2 F3 F4 (_fly_ F4). ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1. _to_ F2 F3 F4. [bdd058] _be_] om. F1. [bde001] SCENE V.] Pope.
Chapter 12 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
travel through the air; be airborne
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.”
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “F1. [bde001] SCENE V.] Pope.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “F1. [bde001] SCENE V.] Pope.”
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 F1. [bde001] SCENE V.] Pope.
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From this reading [bdd050] _fly_] _flye_ F1.
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From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
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From this reading _to_ F2 F3 F4. [bdd058] _be_] om.
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From this reading [bdd050] _fly_] _flye_ F1.
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From this reading _flye him_ F2 F3 F4 (_fly_ F4).
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From this reading _flye him_ F2 F3 F4 (_fly_ F4).
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From this reading _flye him_ F2 F3 F4 (_fly_ F4).
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
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From this reading [bdd050] _fly_] _flye_ F1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading F1. [bde001] SCENE V.] Pope.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _to_ F2 F3 F4. [bdd058] _be_] om.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading [bdd050] _fly_] _flye_ F1.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading [bdd050] _fly_] _flye_ F1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [bdd050] _fly_] _flye_ F1.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _flye him_ F2 F3 F4 (_fly_ F4).
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _to_ F2 F3 F4. [bdd058] _be_] om.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading F1. [bde001] SCENE V.] Pope.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading F1. [bde001] SCENE V.] Pope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ¶ _houses_] _houses as he comes_ Keightley, reading _Fly...comes_ as one line. [bdd057] _the_] F1.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _to_ F2 F3 F4. [bdd058] _be_] om.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading F1. [bde001] SCENE V.] Pope.
Chapter 12 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 by William Shakespeare holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
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