Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 336 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 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Exeat Sen. et Hu. Intrat Experiens et Stu_. Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning. EX. Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.”
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading “Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.”
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
From this reading “_Exeat Sen. et Hu.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.”
of or concerning this or that
From this reading “Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.”
accept gladly
From this reading “Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
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From this reading _Exeat Sen. et Hu.
a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
From this reading EX.
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From this reading _Exeat Sen. et Hu.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
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From this reading Intrat Experiens et Stu_.
pretending with intention to deceive
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Exeat Sen. et Hu.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
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From this reading Intrat Experiens et Stu_.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
express in words
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
From this reading _Exeat Sen. et Hu.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Intrat Experiens et Stu_.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
of or concerning this or that
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
accept gladly
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Now, cousin Experience, as I may say, Ye are right welcome to this country Without any feigning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir, I thank you thereof heartily, And I am as glad of your company As any man living.
Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 336 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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