Chapter 21 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Grac_. Take heede, _Accutus_, heele blast thee. _Phy_. What instance shall I give ye? I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
Chapter 21 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a strident sound
From this reading “Take heede, _Accutus_, heele blast thee.”
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.”
have the idea for
From this reading “I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.”
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.”
an occurrence of something
From this reading “What instance shall I give ye?”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Take heede, _Accutus_, heele blast thee.”
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From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take heede, _Accutus_, heele blast thee.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
in an accurate manner
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
make a strident sound
From this reading Take heede, _Accutus_, heele blast thee.
plural of “company” — an institution created to conduct business
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
have the idea for
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading What instance shall I give ye?
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From this reading _Grac_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take heede, _Accutus_, heele blast thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take heede, _Accutus_, heele blast thee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What instance shall I give ye?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
an occurrence of something
From this reading What instance shall I give ye?
immediately past
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Phy_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What instance shall I give ye?
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
carry out
From this reading Take heede, _Accutus_, heele blast thee.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Take heede, _Accutus_, heele blast thee.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What instance shall I give ye?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading What instance shall I give ye?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am _Phylautus_,[310] he that must needes confesse, he was drunk in your companies last day; sweet Gentlemen, conceive me aright.
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