Chapter 9 of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY [_her arms round him_]. So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet! Hark! Who called? Did you hear it?
Chapter 9 of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading “MARY [_her arms round him_].”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!”
the first light of day
From this reading “So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “Hark!”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did you hear it?”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY [_her arms round him_].”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!”
up to a particular time
From this reading “So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!”
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In this reading “MARY [_her arms round him_].”
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Who called?
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
the first light of day
From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you hear it?
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading Hark!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did you hear it?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did you hear it?
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading MARY [_her arms round him_].
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
up to a particular time
From this reading So--quiet till the dawn comes, quiet!
which person or people
From this reading Who called?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you hear it?
Chapter 9 of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts by Clemence Dane holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 410 sentences of Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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