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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.
HICKSCORNER.
Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.
IMAGINATION.
Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.
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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.
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HICKSCORNER.
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Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.
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IMAGINATION.
/ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
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Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

Learner Dictionary

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.

agreed adjective US /əˈɡriːd/

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading “Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.”

counsel noun US /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading “Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.”

curse noun US /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading “Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.”

drowned verb US /draʊnd/

past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading “Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.”

fellows noun US /ˈfeloʊz/

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading “Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.”

forgive verb US /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading “Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.”

Imagination noun US /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading “Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.”

spied verb US /spaɪd/

inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of

From this reading “Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.”

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agreedadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːd/

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

Ah

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From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

BrothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

churlnoun

a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

cursenounUS /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

drownedverbUS /draʊnd/

past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

Freewilladjective

done of your own accord

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

hadst

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

HICKSCORNER

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading HICKSCORNER.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

illadjectiveUS /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

ImaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

PitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

scaped

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

sirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

spiedverbUS /spaɪd/

inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

ween'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ah, sir, I ween'd thou hadst been drowned and gone: But I have spied, that there scaped one.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Imagination, do by the counsel of me, Be agreed with Freewill, and let us good fellows be; And then, as for this churl Pity, Shall curse the time that ever he came to land.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Brother Freewill, give me your hand, And all mine ill will I forgive thee.

Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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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