Chapter XIII
Chapter 13
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_Gan_. I doe obay Your Majestye. [_Exe. Gan., La Busse_. _Orl_.
A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3
Chapter XIII · Chapter 13
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_Gan_.
I
doe
obay
Your
Majestye.
[_Exe.
Gan.,
La
Busse_.
_Orl_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3
Chapter XIII · Chapter 13
Chapter 13 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
_Gan_.
/ɡæn/
Line 2
I
doe
obay
Your
Majestye.
Line 3
[_Exe.
Line 4
Gan.,
La
Busse_.
Line 5
_Orl_.
Learner Dictionary
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doe
noun
US /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “I doe obay Your Majestye.”
Gan
verb
US /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading “Gan., La Busse_.”
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Busse
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From this reading Gan., La Busse_.
doenounUS /doʊ/
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading I doe obay Your Majestye.
Exe
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From this reading [_Exe.
GanverbUS /ɡæn/
inflected form of “gin” — separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
From this reading _Gan_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I doe obay Your Majestye.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Gan., La Busse_.
Majestye
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From this reading I doe obay Your Majestye.
obay
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From this reading I doe obay Your Majestye.
Orl
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From this reading _Orl_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I doe obay Your Majestye.
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