Chapter 4 of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN OLD MAN, A JEW. Gold and gold and gold-- A CLOWN. And a grave untended-- A MAN IN BLACK. Heartbreak-- TWO COUSINS. A friend or two-- A ROMAN WITH LAURELS.
Chapter 4 of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading “Gold and gold and gold-- A CLOWN.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Heartbreak-- TWO COUSINS.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “Gold and gold and gold-- A CLOWN.”
death of a person
From this reading “And a grave untended-- A MAN IN BLACK.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Heartbreak-- TWO COUSINS.”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “AN OLD MAN, A JEW.”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “A friend or two-- A ROMAN WITH LAURELS.”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “A friend or two-- A ROMAN WITH LAURELS.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a man who is very old
In this reading “AN OLD MAN, A JEW.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN OLD MAN, A JEW.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD MAN, A JEW.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gold and gold and gold-- A CLOWN.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And a grave untended-- A MAN IN BLACK.
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading Gold and gold and gold-- A CLOWN.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Heartbreak-- TWO COUSINS.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend or two-- A ROMAN WITH LAURELS.
coins made of gold
From this reading Gold and gold and gold-- A CLOWN.
death of a person
From this reading And a grave untended-- A MAN IN BLACK.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Heartbreak-- TWO COUSINS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And a grave untended-- A MAN IN BLACK.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading AN OLD MAN, A JEW.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading A friend or two-- A ROMAN WITH LAURELS.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AN OLD MAN, A JEW.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading AN OLD MAN, A JEW.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A friend or two-- A ROMAN WITH LAURELS.
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading A friend or two-- A ROMAN WITH LAURELS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Heartbreak-- TWO COUSINS.
lacking care and attention
From this reading And a grave untended-- A MAN IN BLACK.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A friend or two-- A ROMAN WITH LAURELS.
Chapter 4 of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts by Clemence Dane holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 411 sentences of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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