Chapter 20 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Tul_. Wrong not thy self. _Teren_. What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon? Wrong not him, wrong not me, wrong not thy selfe.
Chapter 20 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Wrong not thy self.”
a lightweight cord
From this reading “What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Wrong not thy self.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Wrong not thy self.”
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From this reading What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?
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From this reading What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?
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From this reading What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?
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From this reading What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wrong not him, wrong not me, wrong not thy selfe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wrong not him, wrong not me, wrong not thy selfe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wrong not thy self.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Wrong not thy self.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wrong not him, wrong not me, wrong not thy selfe.
a lightweight cord
From this reading What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Teren_.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Wrong not thy self.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tul_.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What heavie string doost thou devide[282] upon?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Wrong not thy self.
Chapter 20 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 by A. H. (Arthur Henry) [Editor] Bullen holds 374 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.
Chapter 20 holds 374 sentences of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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