Chapter 13 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Vict_. Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy. _King_. None hinder her; now ply him. _Vict_.
Chapter 13 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 1 is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cherished desire
From this reading “Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.”
payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
From this reading “Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.”
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading “None hinder her; now ply him.”
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading “Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.”
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading “None hinder her; now ply him.”
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
From this reading “Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.”
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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 Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
a cherished desire
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading None hinder her; now ply him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading None hinder her; now ply him.
be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading None hinder her; now ply him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
the quality or state of being mortal
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
not one, and not any
From this reading None hinder her; now ply him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading None hinder her; now ply him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading None hinder her; now ply him.
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading Recantation! sweet Musicke; _Bellizarius_, thou maist live; The King is full of royall bounty--like The ambition of mortality--examine; That recantation is--a toy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Vict_.
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