Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Of our fraternity in general-- FRIAR. But some of you so hard be of heart-- PARDONER. With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR. Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER. And torches and tapers about it brenning bright-- FRIAR.
Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 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.
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading “With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.”
a social club for male undergraduates
From this reading “Of our fraternity in general-- FRIAR.”
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading “Of our fraternity in general-- FRIAR.”
a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
From this reading “With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER.”
plural of “taper” — a convex shape that narrows toward a point
From this reading “And torches and tapers about it brenning bright-- FRIAR.”
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “And torches and tapers about it brenning bright-- FRIAR.”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER.”
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 With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And torches and tapers about it brenning bright-- FRIAR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But some of you so hard be of heart-- PARDONER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And torches and tapers about it brenning bright-- FRIAR.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading And torches and tapers about it brenning bright-- FRIAR.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But some of you so hard be of heart-- PARDONER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.
a social club for male undergraduates
From this reading Of our fraternity in general-- FRIAR.
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading Of our fraternity in general-- FRIAR.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Of our fraternity in general-- FRIAR.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But some of you so hard be of heart-- PARDONER.
a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
From this reading With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But some of you so hard be of heart-- PARDONER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of our fraternity in general-- FRIAR.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And torches and tapers about it brenning bright-- FRIAR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of our fraternity in general-- FRIAR.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Of our fraternity in general-- FRIAR.
a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
From this reading But some of you so hard be of heart-- PARDONER.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But some of you so hard be of heart-- PARDONER.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But some of you so hard be of heart-- PARDONER.
hurting
From this reading Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER.
having a supporting base
From this reading With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.
plural of “taper” — a convex shape that narrows toward a point
From this reading And torches and tapers about it brenning bright-- FRIAR.
in or at that place or location
From this reading With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER.
plural of “torch” — a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading And torches and tapers about it brenning bright-- FRIAR.
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER.
(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 With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a hearse there standing well arrayed and dight-- FRIAR.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye cannot weep, though ye full sore smart-- PARDONER.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But some of you so hard be of heart-- PARDONER.
Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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.
Chapter 10 holds 295 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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