Chapter 22 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Lew_. And heaven forbid that we should sunder them. Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed. Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce. _Phil_.
Chapter 22 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.”
command against
From this reading “And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce.”
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
From this reading “Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce.”
break apart or in two, using violence
From this reading “And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
command against
From this reading And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lew_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Phil_.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce.
approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
From this reading Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce.
break apart or in two, using violence
From this reading And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Navar, reach me thy hand: grym war is fled And peace shall end the same in a nuptiall bed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And heaven forbid that we should sunder them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sonne Philip, ratify your sisters choyce.
Chapter 22 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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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