Chapter 11 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bon_. Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes. _Suc_. Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you. _Crac_.
Chapter 11 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.”
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading “Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.”
in the near future
From this reading “Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes.”
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading “Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
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From this reading _Bon_.
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From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
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From this reading _Crac_.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
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From this reading Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
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From this reading Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes.
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From this reading Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
in the near future
From this reading Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes.
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From this reading _Suc_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Ile try that presently;--feare nothing, ladyes.
wait in hiding to attack
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Death! now I thinke out, I did breake my blade this morning on foure that did waylay me: Ile goe fetch another, and then I am for you.
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