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Timon of Athens

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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Stew.
Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.
Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.
Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.
Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.
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Timon of Athens

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Timon of Athens is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Stew.
/stuː/
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Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.
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Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.
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Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.
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Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

Learner Dictionary

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Fortunes noun US /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading “Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.”

Knell verb US /nel/

ring as in announcing death

From this reading “Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.”

latest adjective US /ˈleɪtəst/

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading “Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.”

Masters noun US /ˈmæstərz/

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading “Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.”

parting noun US /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading “Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.”

shake verb US /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading “Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.”

Stew verb US /stuː/

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

From this reading “Stew.”

wealth noun US /welθ/

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading “Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

among'st

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From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

dayes

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From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

euer

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From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

Fellowes

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From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

FortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

haue

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From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

headsnounUS /hedz/

plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

Ile

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From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

KnellverbUS /nel/

ring as in announcing death

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

Let's

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From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

MastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

meete

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From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

poore

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

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

sakenounUS /seɪk/

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

seene

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

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

shareverbUS /ʃer/

have in common

From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

StewverbUS /stuː/

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

From this reading Stew.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

Timons

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

From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

twere

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

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

vnto

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

From this reading Let's shake our heads, and say As 'twere a Knell vnto our Masters Fortunes, We haue seene better dayes.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

wealthnounUS /welθ/

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Where euer we shall meete, for Timons sake, Let's yet be Fellowes.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Good Fellowes all, The latest of my wealth Ile share among'st you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Let each take some: Nay put out all your hands: Not one word more, Thus part we rich in sorrow, parting poore.

Chapter 6 of Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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