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Chapter 10 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Finis Actus Quarti_. _Actus Quintus_. _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_. _Mar_. See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
Chapter 10 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “_Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.”
to come or go into
make imperfect
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.”
a country person
From this reading “_Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.”
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From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
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From this reading _Finis Actus Quarti_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
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From this reading _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.
the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading _Finis Actus Quarti_.
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From this reading _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.
set up or found
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
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From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
make imperfect
From this reading _Mar_.
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From this reading _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
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From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
a country person
From this reading _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
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From this reading _Finis Actus Quarti_.
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From this reading _Actus Quintus_.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.
in or at the place that
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Enter Cassimeere, Flores with the Cup, Peasant, and the Marchant_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading See, signior _Flores_, A Peasant that I met with neere your house, Where[78] since he found you not he asked of me The place of your abode; and heere I have brought him.
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