Chapter 12 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[[125]_Cla_. Alas, I feare shees Irrecoverable. Twas Ill don to affright her thus. _Mag_. Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.
Chapter 12 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas, I feare shees Irrecoverable.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Twas Ill don to affright her thus.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Twas Ill don to affright her thus.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “Twas Ill don to affright her thus.”
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From this reading [[125]_Cla_.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Twas Ill don to affright her thus.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, I feare shees Irrecoverable.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [[125]_Cla_.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Twas Ill don to affright her thus.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas, I feare shees Irrecoverable.
a man of refinement
From this reading Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Twas Ill don to affright her thus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alas, I feare shees Irrecoverable.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Twas Ill don to affright her thus.
incapable of being recovered or regained
From this reading Alas, I feare shees Irrecoverable.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading _Mag_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas, I feare shees Irrecoverable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Twas Ill don to affright her thus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twas Ill don to affright her thus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Twas Ill don to affright her thus.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Expect the best: The Gentleman will perswade her.
Chapter 12 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
Chapter 12 holds 384 sentences of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 384 sentences, grouped into 77 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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