Chapter 2 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sat. Surpris'd, by whom? Bass. By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti. Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
Chapter 2 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading “Bass.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.”
for this reason
From this reading “Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Sat.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.”
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
From this reading “Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.”
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(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 By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
the lowest part of the musical range
From this reading Bass.
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From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
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From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Surpris'd, by whom?
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From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
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From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
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From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
for this reason
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
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From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
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From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
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From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Sat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surpris'd, by whom?
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surpris'd, by whom?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Brothers helpe to conuey her hence away, And with my Sword Ile keepe this doore safe Tit.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading By him that iustly may Beare his Betroth'd, from all the world away Muti.
Chapter 2 of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Chapter 2 holds 153 sentences of Titus Andronicus, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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