Chapter 6 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Phy_. Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe. _Orest_. Hast thou forgot thy oath? _Phy_.
Chapter 6 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Hast thou forgot thy oath?”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Hast thou forgot thy oath?”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “Hast thou forgot thy oath?”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Hast thou forgot thy oath?
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hast thou forgot thy oath?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Hast thou forgot thy oath?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Orest_.
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From this reading _Phy_.
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From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Hast thou forgot thy oath?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, forbeare thy stroke; Her pitious mone and gesture might prouoke Hard flint to ruthe.
Chapter 6 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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 6 holds 388 sentences of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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