Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FELLOWSHIP. My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company. EVERYMAN. That was well spoken and lovingly. FELLOWSHIP.
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.”
the ordinary person
From this reading “EVERYMAN.”
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading “FELLOWSHIP.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.”
with fondness; with love
From this reading “That was well spoken and lovingly.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “That was well spoken and lovingly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was well spoken and lovingly.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
the ordinary person
From this reading EVERYMAN.
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
From this reading FELLOWSHIP.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
with fondness; with love
From this reading That was well spoken and lovingly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading That was well spoken and lovingly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was well spoken and lovingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was well spoken and lovingly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading That was well spoken and lovingly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My true friend, show to me your mind; I will not forsake thee, to my life's end, In the way of good company.
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 348 sentences, grouped into 70 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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