Chapter 22 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Host_. Fore God a mad spirit. _Hostis_. Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne. _Cittie wife_.
Chapter 22 of A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 4 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading “Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.”
increase twofold
From this reading “Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.”
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “Fore God a mad spirit.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
roused to anger
From this reading “Fore God a mad spirit.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.”
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading “Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.”
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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 Fore God a mad spirit.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cittie wife_.
increase twofold
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
a boy or man
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading Fore God a mad spirit.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Fore God a mad spirit.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading _Host_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hostis_.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
roused to anger
From this reading Fore God a mad spirit.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Fore God a mad spirit.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _Cittie wife_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Will ye beeleeve what such a bisket brain'd fellow as this saies? he has a mouth like a double cannon, the report will be heard all ore the towne.
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