Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Eu_. I, my Lord, such guests as you. _Hip_. Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord. _King_.
Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “I, my Lord, such guests as you.”
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “I, my Lord, such guests as you.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.”
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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 Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I, my Lord, such guests as you.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.
a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
From this reading _Eu_.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading I, my Lord, such guests as you.
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading _Hip_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, my Lord, such guests as you.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _King_.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading I, my Lord, such guests as you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I, my Lord, such guests as you.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I, my Lord, such guests as you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I, my Lord, such guests as you.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Theres as common an answere, as yours was a question, my Lord.
Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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