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Chapter 17 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree." _The Miller of Abingdon_, n.d. --_Halliwell_. But see Hazlitt's _Popular Poetry_, iii. 117.
Chapter 17 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 01 is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely unclothed
From this reading “"The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “"The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “"The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."”
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “_The Miller of Abingdon_, n.d.”
literature in metrical form
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “"The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “"The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."”
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From this reading 117.
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From this reading _The Miller of Abingdon_, n.d.
(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 "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
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From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
completely unclothed
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
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From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
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From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading _The Miller of Abingdon_, n.d.
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From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
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From this reading --_Halliwell_.
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From this reading But see Hazlitt's _Popular Poetry_, iii.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But see Hazlitt's _Popular Poetry_, iii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading _The Miller of Abingdon_, n.d.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading _The Miller of Abingdon_, n.d.
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From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Miller of Abingdon_, n.d.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
literature in metrical form
From this reading But see Hazlitt's _Popular Poetry_, iii.
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From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading But see Hazlitt's _Popular Poetry_, iii.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
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From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But see Hazlitt's _Popular Poetry_, iii.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
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From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
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From this reading "The wenche she was full proper and nyce, Amonge all other she bare great price, For sche coude tricke it _point-device_, But fewe like her in that countree."
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