Chapter 5 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mar. But I will vse the Axe. Exeunt. Ti. Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
Chapter 5 of Titus Andronicus is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 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 “Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.”
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading “But I will vse the Axe.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.”
make imperfect
From this reading “Mar.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle
From this reading But I will vse the Axe.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I will vse the Axe.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Exeunt.
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From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I will vse the Axe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
bestow a quality on
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
make imperfect
From this reading Mar.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I will vse the Axe.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Come hither Aaron, Ile deceiue them both, Lend me thy hand, and I will giue thee mine, Moore.
a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Ti.
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From this reading But I will vse the Axe.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I will vse the Axe.
Chapter 5 of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 5 holds 172 sentences of Titus Andronicus, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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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