Chapter 3 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Demet. Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron. Why are ye mad? Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue? I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
Chapter 3 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading “Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?”
the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
From this reading “I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.”
plural of “competitor” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading “Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?”
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.”
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.”
comparative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading “Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why are ye mad?
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From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
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From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
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From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
plural of “competitor” — the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
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From this reading Demet.
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From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
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From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
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From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
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From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
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From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
roused to anger
From this reading Why are ye mad?
engage in
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
comparative of “mean” — approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
express in words
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or know ye not in Rome, How furious and impatient they be, And cannot brooke Competitors in loue?
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why are ye mad?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Why are ye mad?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
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From this reading Youngling, Learne thou to make some meaner choise, Lauinia is thine elder brothers hope Aron.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you Lords, you doe but plot your deaths, By this deuise Chi.
Chapter 3 of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare holds 155 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 3 holds 155 sentences of Titus Andronicus, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 155 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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