Chapter 11 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_D'Av_. What of him? _Denis_. The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back. _D'Av_.
Chapter 11 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.”
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.”
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
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From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
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From this reading _D'Av_.
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From this reading _Denis_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What of him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
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From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What of him?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What of him?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The slave that would not leive the place but carried, Is of himself com back.
Chapter 11 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 11 holds 386 sentences of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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