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Chapter 13 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’ NOTE II. I. 3. 208.
Chapter 13 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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complete or carry out
From this reading “‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’”
inflected form of “gird” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading “‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’”
members of a governing board
From this reading “‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’”
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading “‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’”
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
From this reading “‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’”
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading “‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’”
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading “‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’”
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In this reading “‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’”
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From this reading 208.
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From this reading 3.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
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From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
complete or carry out
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
being one more than seventeen
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
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From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
inflected form of “gird” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading NOTE II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
a brief written record
From this reading NOTE II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
the local environment
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
members of a governing board
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
up to a particular time
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And girt thee with the sword.-- Cousin of York, we here discharge your grace From being regent in the parts of France, ’Till term of eighteen months be full expir’d.-- Thanks, uncle Winchester, Gloster, York, and Buckingham, Somerset, Salisbury, and Warwick, thanks: We thank you, &c.’
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