Chapter 22 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[daj071] _hefer_] Q1. _heifer_ Q2. _heyfer_ Q3. [daj072] _hard-by_] Q1. _hard by_ Q2 Q3. [daj078] _your talants_] Q1 Q2. _his talents_ Q3. [daj081] _But heres_] Q1 Q2.
Chapter 22 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
young cow
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
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From this reading [daj071] _hefer_] Q1.
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From this reading _heyfer_ Q3. [daj072] _hard-by_] Q1.
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From this reading _hard by_ Q2 Q3. [daj078] _your talants_] Q1 Q2.
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From this reading _his talents_ Q3. [daj081] _But heres_] Q1 Q2.
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From this reading [daj071] _hefer_] Q1.
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From this reading _heifer_ Q2.
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From this reading _heyfer_ Q3. [daj072] _hard-by_] Q1.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _his talents_ Q3. [daj081] _But heres_] Q1 Q2.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _hard by_ Q2 Q3. [daj078] _your talants_] Q1 Q2.
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From this reading [daj071] _hefer_] Q1.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading _hard by_ Q2 Q3. [daj078] _your talants_] Q1 Q2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _heyfer_ Q3. [daj072] _hard-by_] Q1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [daj071] _hefer_] Q1.
young cow
From this reading _heifer_ Q2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _his talents_ Q3. [daj081] _But heres_] Q1 Q2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _heyfer_ Q3. [daj072] _hard-by_] Q1.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _his talents_ Q3. [daj081] _But heres_] Q1 Q2.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading [daj071] _hefer_] Q1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _hard by_ Q2 Q3. [daj078] _your talants_] Q1 Q2.
plural of “talent” — natural abilities or qualities
From this reading _his talents_ Q3. [daj081] _But heres_] Q1 Q2.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _hard by_ Q2 Q3. [daj078] _your talants_] Q1 Q2.
Chapter 22 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 by William Shakespeare holds 380 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.
Chapter 22 holds 380 sentences of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 380 sentences, grouped into 76 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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