Chapter 17 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEL. But has the king partook your embassy? ALC. That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d. BEL.
Chapter 17 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
From this reading “BEL.”
a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading “But has the king partook your embassy?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But has the king partook your embassy?”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “But has the king partook your embassy?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d.”
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From this reading ALC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d.
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
From this reading BEL.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But has the king partook your embassy?
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From this reading That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d.
a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading But has the king partook your embassy?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But has the king partook your embassy?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading But has the king partook your embassy?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d.
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From this reading But has the king partook your embassy?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But has the king partook your embassy?
up to a particular time
From this reading That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d.
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From this reading That till to-morrow shall be now deferr’d.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But has the king partook your embassy?
Chapter 17 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 340 sentences, grouped into 68 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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