Chapter 9 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Crac_. Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain? _Suc_. I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett? _Crac_.
Chapter 9 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a youthful male person
From this reading “Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett?”
at any time
From this reading “Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?”
express in words
From this reading “Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?”
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From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
a youthful male person
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett?
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From this reading _Crac_.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
at any time
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
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From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
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From this reading I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
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From this reading I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett?
express in words
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
deliver by singing
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
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From this reading I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett?
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From this reading _Suc_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
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From this reading I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
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From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
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From this reading I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now on my life this boy does sing as like the boy[84] at the _Whitefryers_ as ever I heard: how say you Captain?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I, and the Musicks like theires: come, Sirra, whoes your Poett?
Chapter 9 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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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