Chapter 14 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bus_. Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure. _Ber_. Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne. _Bus_.
Chapter 14 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading “Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.”
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
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From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
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From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
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From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
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From this reading _Ber_.
confined by bonds
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading _Bus_.
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From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
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From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
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From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
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From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
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From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
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From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thats my hope: Bate me the pleasure, and, beleive it, Sir, I shall crye out oth bargayne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir, I am bound to you & to my mistress, And will so arme my servyce with delighte That, madam, you shall counte thys maryadge yoake The onlye lyst of pleasure.
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