Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 is here in full — 771 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 is here in full — 771 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ Hamlet, Horatio, _and_ Marcellus. _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st? _Hor._ I think it lacks of twelue. _Sound Trumpets._ _Mar._ No, t'is strucke. _Hor._ Indeed I heard it not, what doth this mean my lord?
Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 is here in full — 771 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bite” — a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
From this reading “_Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “_Enter_ Hamlet, Horatio, _and_ Marcellus.”
plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “_Hor._ I think it lacks of twelue.”
make imperfect
capable of wounding
From this reading “_Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?”
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading “_Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?”
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading “_Sound Trumpets._ _Mar._ No, t'is strucke.”
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.
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ Hamlet, Horatio, _and_ Marcellus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
plural of “bite” — a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
an old form of “does”
From this reading _Hor._ Indeed I heard it not, what doth this mean my lord?
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ Hamlet, Horatio, _and_ Marcellus.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading _Enter_ Hamlet, Horatio, _and_ Marcellus.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _Hor._ Indeed I heard it not, what doth this mean my lord?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hor._ I think it lacks of twelue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ Hamlet, Horatio, _and_ Marcellus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Hor._ I think it lacks of twelue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading _Hor._ Indeed I heard it not, what doth this mean my lord?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
plural of “lack” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading _Hor._ I think it lacks of twelue.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Hor._ Indeed I heard it not, what doth this mean my lord?
make imperfect
From this reading _Sound Trumpets._ _Mar._ No, t'is strucke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ Hamlet, Horatio, _and_ Marcellus.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _Hor._ Indeed I heard it not, what doth this mean my lord?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Hor._ Indeed I heard it not, what doth this mean my lord?
capable of wounding
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
not any; not one
From this reading _Sound Trumpets._ _Mar._ No, t'is strucke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Hor._ Indeed I heard it not, what doth this mean my lord?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Hor._ I think it lacks of twelue.
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading _Sound Trumpets._ _Mar._ No, t'is strucke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sound Trumpets._ _Mar._ No, t'is strucke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Sound Trumpets._ _Mar._ No, t'is strucke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _Hor._ I think it lacks of twelue.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Hor._ Indeed I heard it not, what doth this mean my lord?
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading _Sound Trumpets._ _Mar._ No, t'is strucke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hor._ I think it lacks of twelue.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ham._ The ayre bites shrewd; it is an eager and An nipping winde, what houre i'st?
Chapter 15 of The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8 by William Shakespeare holds 771 sentences, grouped into 155 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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