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

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By William Shakespeare • Curated US English Learning Edition
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[eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.
_thou_ Q2 Q3. [eab033] _Saint_] Q1 Q2.
_S._ Q3. [eab039], eab040: _Nurthumberland...Wakefield_] As in Q1 Q2.
As three lines in Q3, ending _Westmerland...Lancaster,...Wakefield._ ¶ eab039: _Nurthumberland_] Q1.
_Northumberland_ Q2 Q3.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.
Line 2
_thou_ Q2 Q3. [eab033] _Saint_] Q1 Q2.
Line 3
_S._ Q3. [eab039], eab040: _Nurthumberland...Wakefield_] As in Q1 Q2.
Line 4
As three lines in Q3, ending _Westmerland...Lancaster,...Wakefield._ ¶ eab039: _Nurthumberland_] Q1.
Line 5
_Northumberland_ Q2 Q3.

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.

death noun US /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ending noun US /ˈendɪŋ/

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

From this reading “As three lines in Q3, ending _Westmerland...Lancaster,...Wakefield._ ¶ eab039: _Nurthumberland_] Q1.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Lancaster noun US /ˈlænkæstər/

a city in northwestern England

From this reading “As three lines in Q3, ending _Westmerland...Lancaster,...Wakefield._ ¶ eab039: _Nurthumberland_] Q1.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
line noun US /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading “[eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lines noun US /laɪnz/

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading “[eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Saint noun US /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thou pronoun US /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
three noun US /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “As three lines in Q3, ending _Westmerland...Lancaster,...Wakefield._ ¶ eab039: _Nurthumberland_] Q1.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Two lines noun + noun counted as “two line”

In this reading “[eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.”

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All words in this reading · 37

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009

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From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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010

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From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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011

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From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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012

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From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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017

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From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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025

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From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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033

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From this reading _thou_ Q2 Q3. [eab033] _Saint_] Q1 Q2.

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039

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

From this reading _S._ Q3. [eab039], eab040: _Nurthumberland...Wakefield_] As in Q1 Q2.

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040

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From this reading _S._ Q3. [eab039], eab040: _Nurthumberland...Wakefield_] As in Q1 Q2.

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1

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From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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2

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From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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3

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

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _S._ Q3. [eab039], eab040: _Nurthumberland...Wakefield_] As in Q1 Q2.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eab

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

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

From this reading As three lines in Q3, ending _Westmerland...Lancaster,...Wakefield._ ¶ eab039: _Nurthumberland_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/

a city in northwestern England

From this reading As three lines in Q3, ending _Westmerland...Lancaster,...Wakefield._ ¶ eab039: _Nurthumberland_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
linesnounUS /laɪnz/

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Northumberlandnoun

the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)

From this reading _Northumberland_ Q2 Q3.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Nurthumberland

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

From this reading _S._ Q3. [eab039], eab040: _Nurthumberland...Wakefield_] As in Q1 Q2.

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OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
QnounUS /kjuː/

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rhou

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

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _S._ Q3. [eab039], eab040: _Nurthumberland...Wakefield_] As in Q1 Q2.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SaintnounUS /seɪnt/

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

From this reading _thou_ Q2 Q3. [eab033] _Saint_] Q1 Q2.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading _thou_ Q2 Q3. [eab033] _Saint_] Q1 Q2.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading As three lines in Q3, ending _Westmerland...Lancaster,...Wakefield._ ¶ eab039: _Nurthumberland_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TwonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Wakefield

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

From this reading _S._ Q3. [eab039], eab040: _Nurthumberland...Wakefield_] As in Q1 Q2.

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Westmerland

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From this reading As three lines in Q3, ending _Westmerland...Lancaster,...Wakefield._ ¶ eab039: _Nurthumberland_] Q1.

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yeare

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

From this reading [eab009], eab010: _And...death_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab011], eab012: _But...yeare_] One line in Q2 Q3. [eab017] _Then...moment_] Two lines in Q3. [eab025] _rhou_] Q1.

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Chapter 25 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 5 by William Shakespeare holds 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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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