Chapter 4 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Quin. Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee. Both fall in. Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore. Satur.
Chapter 4 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading “Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.”
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Both fall in.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.”
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “Quin.”
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both fall in.
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From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.
to come or go into
From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Both fall in.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both fall in.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
on one occasion
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Quin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Satur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enter the Emperour, Aaron the Moore.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
up to a particular time
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Thy hand once more, I will not loose againe, Till thou art heere aloft, or I below, Thou can'st not come to me, I come to thee.
Chapter 4 of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 4 holds 157 sentences of Titus Andronicus, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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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