Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HYPOCRISY. By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going? JUVENTUS. My intention is, to go hear a preaching. HYPOCRISY.
Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?”
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
From this reading “HYPOCRISY.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “My intention is, to go hear a preaching.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “My intention is, to go hear a preaching.”
accept gladly
From this reading “By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My intention is, to go hear a preaching.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My intention is, to go hear a preaching.
the act of departing
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading My intention is, to go hear a preaching.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
From this reading HYPOCRISY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading My intention is, to go hear a preaching.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUVENTUS.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
not one, and not any
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading My intention is, to go hear a preaching.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
express in words
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
in or at that place or location
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
accept gladly
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By the mass, I love you so heartily, That there is none so welcome to my company: I pray you, tell me whither are you going?
Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 328 sentences, grouped into 66 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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