Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Flav_. Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us. _Piso_. I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords. Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “has”
From this reading “Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.”
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading “Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.”
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From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
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From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
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From this reading _Flav_.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
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From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
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From this reading _Piso_.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
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From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
carry out
From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
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From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
an old word for “to”
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which makes it doubtfull whether love to him Or _Neroes_ hatred hath drawne more unto us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I see the good thoughts you have of me, Lords.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lets now proceede to th'purpose of our meeting: I pray you take your places.
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