Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PATER COELESTIS. Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair. As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain. Over Amalech I gave them the victory. MOSES SANCTUS.
Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.”
look down on with disdain
From this reading “As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.”
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading “Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.”
hardened sugary exudation of various trees
From this reading “As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.”
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading “MOSES SANCTUS.”
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading “PATER COELESTIS.”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading “As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.”
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From this reading Over Amalech I gave them the victory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PATER COELESTIS.
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
look down on with disdain
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Over Amalech I gave them the victory.
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
hardened sugary exudation of various trees
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
From this reading MOSES SANCTUS.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over Amalech I gave them the victory.
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading PATER COELESTIS.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOSES SANCTUS.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over Amalech I gave them the victory.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Over Amalech I gave them the victory.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Over Amalech I gave them the victory.
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading As I sent manna, they had it in disdain, Thus of their welfare they many times complain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
but in spite of that
From this reading Content they are not with foul nor yet with fair, But murmur and grudge, as people in despair.
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