Chapter 14 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Or_. Spoiles all. He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him. Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention. _Bre_.
Chapter 14 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deem to be
From this reading “Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.”
superlative of “noble” — impressive in appearance
From this reading “Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.”
the act of preventing
From this reading “Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.”
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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 Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Spoiles all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
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From this reading _Bre_.
deem to be
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
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From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
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From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
and nothing more
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
absolutely essential
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
superlative of “noble” — impressive in appearance
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Or_.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
the act of preventing
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spoiles all.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Consider my best lords, my noblest masters, How most, most fitt, how just and necessary A sodaine and a strong prevention.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading He that dare live to see him work his ends out Uncrossd and unprevented, that wretched man Dare live to see his Cuntry shrinck before him.
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