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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XVIII

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[cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.
Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.
Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.
¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.
cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.
Line 2
Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.
Line 3
Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.
Line 4
¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.
Line 5
cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Collier noun US /ˈkɑːljər/

someone who works in a coal mine

From this reading “Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.”

Flanders noun US /ˈflændərz/

a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands

game noun US /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

Hastings noun US /ˈheɪstɪŋz/

United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)

line noun US /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading “[cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.”

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

Pope noun US /poʊp/

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading “[cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.”

whither adverb US /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

All words in this reading · 38

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014

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

015

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

016

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

019

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

020

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

021

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ¶ cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

1

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

Capell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

cde

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

ColliernounUS /ˈkɑːljər/

someone who works in a coal mine

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

FnounUS /ef/

a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

Ff

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

FlandersnounUS /ˈflændərz/

a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands

From this reading ¶ cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

Glo'ster

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

Gloster

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

Hanmer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

HastingsnounUS /ˈheɪstɪŋz/

United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

MSnounUS /mɪz/

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

park-corner

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

PopenounUS /poʊp/

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde016] _brother......Hastings_] _brother Glo’ster, Hastings_ Pope, _brother of Gloster, Hastings_ Collier MS. [cde019] _ready_] _ready here_ Hanmer.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

Steevens

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ¶ cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading [cde014] _This...game_] One line in Pope.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ¶ cde020, cde021: _To...Flanders_] One line in Steevens.

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two in Ff. [cde015] _Nay...stand_] One line in Pope.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/

an old word meaning “to where”

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ¶ _park-corner_] _park-corner for you_ Capell. [cde020] _whither_] _whether_ F1.

Chapter 18 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 by William Shakespeare holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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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