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Chapter 2 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_. Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight. Two _Romans_ more to them. 3 _Rom_. Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
Chapter 2 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading “_Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_.”
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
From this reading “Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.”
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.”
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading “_Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_.”
(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.”
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From this reading _Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_.
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From this reading 3 _Rom_.
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From this reading _Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_.
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From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
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From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading _Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_.
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From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
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From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
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From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
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From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
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From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
From this reading _Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
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From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
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From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
not in action or at work
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
engage in
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Two _Romans_ more to them.
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading _Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_.
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From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
From this reading _Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_.
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading Two _Romans_ more to them.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
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From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
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From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two _Romans_ more to them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two _Romans_ more to them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two _Romans_ more to them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Harke how th'applauding shouts doe cleave the ayre,[5] This idle talke will make me loose the sight.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading _Within: Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules_![4] 1 _Rom_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whither goe you? alls done i'th Capytall, And _Nero_, having there his tables hung And Garlands up, is to the Pallace gone.
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