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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 480 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[1966] _payment_] _payment of_ Keightley.
[1967] _wants,--_] _wants--_ Rowe.
_wants._ Ff.
[1968] _Your ... lordship._] As in Ff.
Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 480 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
[1966] _payment_] _payment of_ Keightley.
Line 2
[1967] _wants,--_] _wants--_ Rowe.
Line 3
_wants._ Ff.
Line 4
[1968] _Your ... lordship._] As in Ff.
Line 5
Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.

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.

ends noun US /endz/

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading “Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.”

line noun US /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading “Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.”

lord noun US /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

lordship noun US /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading “[1968] _Your ... lordship._] As in Ff.”

Malone noun US /məˈloʊn/

English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)

From this reading “Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.”

payment noun US /ˈpeɪmənt/

a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

wants noun US /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

All words in this reading · 19

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

1966

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

From this reading [1966] _payment_] _payment of_ Keightley.

1967

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

From this reading [1967] _wants,--_] _wants--_ Rowe.

1968

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

From this reading [1968] _Your ... lordship._] As in Ff.

36

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

From this reading Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading [1968] _Your ... lordship._] As in Ff.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.

endsnounUS /endz/

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.

Ff

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

From this reading _wants._ Ff.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading [1968] _Your ... lordship._] As in Ff.

Keightley

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

From this reading [1966] _payment_] _payment of_ Keightley.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.

lordshipnounUS /ˈlɔːrdʃɪp/

a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge

From this reading [1968] _Your ... lordship._] As in Ff.

MalonenounUS /məˈloʊn/

English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812)

From this reading Malone ends line 36 at _lord_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [1966] _payment_] _payment of_ Keightley.

paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/

a sum of money paid or a claim discharged

From this reading [1966] _payment_] _payment of_ Keightley.

Rowe

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

From this reading [1967] _wants,--_] _wants--_ Rowe.

wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading [1967] _wants,--_] _wants--_ Rowe.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [1968] _Your ... lordship._] As in Ff.

Chapter 19 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 by William Shakespeare holds 480 sentences, grouped into 96 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.

What does chapter 19 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 contain?

Chapter 19 holds 480 sentences of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 480 sentences, grouped into 96 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.

How do I study chapter 19 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7?

Work through the 96 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Can chapter 19 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #47715, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 3584 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Works
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
William
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shakespeare
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
George
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.