Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Exit_. [SCENE V.] _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_. _Fall_. Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wearing boots
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?”
to come or go into
an opening that permits escape or release
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “[SCENE V.]”
plural of “science” — a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading “Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?”
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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 Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
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From this reading _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
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From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
wearing boots
From this reading _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
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From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit_.
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From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading _Fall_.
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From this reading _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_.
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From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
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From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
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From this reading _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading [SCENE V.]
plural of “science” — a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Enter Falleria, Sostrata, Allenso, Pertillo, and two Murtherers booted_.
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From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading [SCENE V.]
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now little cooze, you are content to goe, From me your Unckle and your loving Aunt, Your faithfull cozen, and your dearest friendes: And all to come to be a skilfull man, In learned artes and happy sciences?
Chapter 3 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 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.
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