Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRIM. Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss. JACK. You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it. [GRIM _singeth Buss_.
Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.”
-ing form of “buss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “GRIM.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
deliver by singing
From this reading “Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.”
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading “Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.”
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.”
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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 Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
have
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
-ing form of “buss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading GRIM.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
in a healthy manner
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
deliver by singing
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [GRIM _singeth Buss_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Go to then lustily, I will sing in my man’s voice: Chave a troubling base buss.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are like to bear the bob, for we will give it: Set out your bussing base, and we will quiddle upon it.
Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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.
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