Chapter 8 of Timon of Athens is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Timon of Athens is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Poet. What haue you now To present vnto him? Painter. Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet. I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
Chapter 8 of Timon of Athens is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.”
an artist who paints
From this reading “Painter.”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Poet.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “What haue you now To present vnto him?”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.”
in the direction of
From this reading “I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.”
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading “Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
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From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
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From this reading What haue you now To present vnto him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What haue you now To present vnto him?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What haue you now To present vnto him?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
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From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
an artist who paints
From this reading Painter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Poet.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading What haue you now To present vnto him?
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
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From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
express in words
From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
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From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What haue you now To present vnto him?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
in the direction of
From this reading I must serue him so too; Tell him of an intent that's comming toward him Painter.
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
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From this reading What haue you now To present vnto him?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What haue you now To present vnto him?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nothing at this time But my Visitation: onely I will promise him An excellent Peece Poet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What haue you now To present vnto him?
Chapter 8 of Timon of Athens by William Shakespeare holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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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