Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EVERYMAN. Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space. STRENGTH. Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast. EVERYMAN.
Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the ordinary person
From this reading “EVERYMAN.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.”
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading “Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.”
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.”
be about
From this reading “Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
(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 Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
the ordinary person
From this reading EVERYMAN.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
move hurridly
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
representation of the cross on which Jesus died
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
term of address for a man
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
be about
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
up to a particular time
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Nay, sir, by the rood of grace, I will hie me from thee fast, Though thou weep till thy heart brast.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why then ye will forsake me all: Strength, tarry, I pray you, a little space.
Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 342 sentences, grouped into 69 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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