Chapter 19 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Accut_. Good reason, fooles make good sport. _Grac_. Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered. _Ser_.
Chapter 19 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.”
engage in
From this reading “Good reason, fooles make good sport.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “Good reason, fooles make good sport.”
set or keep apart
From this reading “Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “Good reason, fooles make good sport.”
(used informally) very small
From this reading “Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.”
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From this reading _Accut_.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good reason, fooles make good sport.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good reason, fooles make good sport.
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From this reading _Grac_.
engage in
From this reading Good reason, fooles make good sport.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Good reason, fooles make good sport.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ser_.
set or keep apart
From this reading Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading Good reason, fooles make good sport.
(used informally) very small
From this reading Sever, sever, ere wee bee discovered.
Chapter 19 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 383 sentences of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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