Chapter 32 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bru._ Peace then, no words. _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself. _Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius. [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius! _Dar._ O Clitus!
Chapter 32 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 7 is here in full — 524 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading “[_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “_Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “_Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “_Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “_Bru._ Peace then, no words.”
on the contrary
From this reading “_Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.”
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
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.
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From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.
a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon
From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dar._ O Clitus!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading _Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.
not any; not one
From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.
on the contrary
From this reading _Cli._ I'll rather kill myself.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Bru._ Hark thee, Dardanius.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading [_Whispering._ _Dar._ Shall I do such a deed?[3640] _Cli._ O Dardanius!
the words that are spoken
From this reading _Bru._ Peace then, no words.
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