Chapter 10 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_King_. Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them? _Omnes_. See, they come. _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
Chapter 10 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading “Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?”
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?”
grow vigorously
From this reading “_A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.”
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading “Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “_A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?”
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading “Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “_A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
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From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
plural of “blessing” — the formal act of approving
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
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From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading See, they come.
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
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From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
to come or go into
From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
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From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
grow vigorously
From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
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From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
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From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
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From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _King_.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
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From this reading _Omnes_.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
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From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
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From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See, they come.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
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From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See, they come.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _A Flourish; Enter Henricke the Prince, Bellizarius, Hubert, leading Eugenius in Chaines with other Prisoners and Souldiers_.
but in spite of that
From this reading Lift me a little higher, yet more: Doe the Immortall Powers poure blessings downe, And shall I not returne them?
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