Chapter 5 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Man_. Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris. _Hen_. So, so; in _Paris_! Hath he 3 bodyes?
Chapter 5 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “has”
From this reading “Hath he 3 bodyes?”
adult female chicken
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.”
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From this reading Hath he 3 bodyes?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hath he 3 bodyes?
an old form of “has”
From this reading Hath he 3 bodyes?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hath he 3 bodyes?
adult female chicken
From this reading _Hen_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Man_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, so; in _Paris_!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, my Lord: I left him late in Paris.
Chapter 5 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 389 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.
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