Chapter 19 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bow_. An honorable Lady, sir. Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him. _Clow_. Stand of.
Chapter 19 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.”
third-person singular of “arm” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading “Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.”
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “An honorable Lady, sir.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Stand of.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An honorable Lady, sir.
third-person singular of “arm” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading _Bow_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Clow_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading An honorable Lady, sir.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading An honorable Lady, sir.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
term of address for a man
From this reading An honorable Lady, sir.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Stand of.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let him goe; tis against the law of armes to stay him.
Chapter 19 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Chapter 19 holds 391 sentences of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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