Chapter 5 of Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not. 55 _Host._ Why, my pretty youth? _Jul._ He plays false, father. _Host._ How? out of tune on the strings? _Jul._ Not so; but yet so false that he grieves my very heart-strings.
Chapter 5 of Two Gentlemen of Verona The Works of William is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading “_Jul._ Not so; but yet so false that he grieves my very heart-strings.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “_Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “_Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.”
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading “_Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “_Jul._ He plays false, father.”
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading “_Host._ How? out of tune on the strings?”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “_Host._ How? out of tune on the strings?”
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From this reading 55 _Host._ Why, my pretty youth?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Jul._ Not so; but yet so false that he grieves my very heart-strings.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading _Jul._ He plays false, father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Jul._ He plays false, father.
third-person singular of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading _Jul._ Not so; but yet so false that he grieves my very heart-strings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Jul._ He plays false, father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jul._ Not so; but yet so false that he grieves my very heart-strings.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading 55 _Host._ Why, my pretty youth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Host._ How? out of tune on the strings?
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From this reading _Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading _Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.
someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading _Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 55 _Host._ Why, my pretty youth?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Host._ How? out of tune on the strings?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Host._ How? out of tune on the strings?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Host._ How? out of tune on the strings?
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading _Jul._ He plays false, father.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading 55 _Host._ Why, my pretty youth?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Jul._ Not so; but yet so false that he grieves my very heart-strings.
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading _Host._ How? out of tune on the strings?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Jul._ Not so; but yet so false that he grieves my very heart-strings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading _Host._ How? out of tune on the strings?
precisely as stated
From this reading _Jul._ Not so; but yet so false that he grieves my very heart-strings.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 55 _Host._ Why, my pretty youth?
but in spite of that
From this reading _Jul._ Not so; but yet so false that he grieves my very heart-strings.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Jul._ You mistake; the musician likes me not.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading 55 _Host._ Why, my pretty youth?
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