Chapter 23 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOTE V. XX. 36. In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out. The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
Chapter 23 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
a brief written record
From this reading “NOTE V.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.”
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give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
In this reading “In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.”
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From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
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From this reading 36.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
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From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
a brief written record
From this reading NOTE V.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
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From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
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From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
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 NOTE V.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In the edition of 1594 the words which follow ‘beare it’ have dropped out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading XX.
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From this reading The true Tragedie of Richard Duke _of Yorke, and the good King_ Henry the Sixt.
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