Chapter 14 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PALMER. If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved. But let us hear first what ye are? PARDONER. Truly I am a pardoner.
Chapter 14 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “But let us hear first what ye are?”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “But let us hear first what ye are?”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “PALMER.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Truly I am a pardoner.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.”
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 Truly I am a pardoner.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Truly I am a pardoner.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But let us hear first what ye are?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But let us hear first what ye are?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But let us hear first what ye are?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But let us hear first what ye are?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Truly I am a pardoner.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let us hear first what ye are?
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading PALMER.
a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense
From this reading PARDONER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Truly I am a pardoner.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But let us hear first what ye are?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But let us hear first what ye are?
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading If this be true that ye have moved, Then is my wit indeed reproved.
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