Chapter 8 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Godfr_. Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't. _Scrib_. Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy? _Godfr_.
Chapter 8 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an opposing military force
From this reading “Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?”
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?”
costing nothing
From this reading “Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?”
except if; if not
From this reading “Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.”
(used informally) very small
From this reading “Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?”
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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 Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
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From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
an opposing military force
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Godfr_.
costing nothing
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
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From this reading Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.
not one, and not any
From this reading Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Scrib_.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
except if; if not
From this reading Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.
(used informally) very small
From this reading Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you sell that The earthe affourds you gratis, and sett pryse Of what a foe would yeeld an enemy?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wee have none Of guift, unless you by't.
Chapter 8 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 371 sentences, grouped into 75 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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