Chapter 1 of Troilus and Cressida is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Troilus and Cressida is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Cre_. _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo. _Pan_. _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge. _Cre_.
Chapter 1 of Troilus and Cressida is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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mix up or confuse
From this reading “_Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.”
make a sweeping movement
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.”
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mix up or confuse
From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
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From this reading _Cre_.
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From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
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From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
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From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
not any; not one
From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading _Pan_.
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From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
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From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
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From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
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From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
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From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Troylus?_ why he eſteemes her no more then I eſteeme an addle egge.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
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From this reading _Troylus_ will ſtand to thee Proofe, if youle prooue it ſo.
Chapter 1 of Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 1 holds 253 sentences of Troilus and Cressida, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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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