Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAME COY. Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook! CAREAWAY. God save me, mistress, do you know me well? DAME COY.
Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 340 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading “DAME COY.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “DAME COY.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God save me, mistress, do you know me well?”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook!”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “God save me, mistress, do you know me well?”
except for; apart from
From this reading “God save me, mistress, do you know me well?”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook!”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook!”
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From this reading CAREAWAY.
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From this reading Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook!
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
From this reading DAME COY.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading DAME COY.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading God save me, mistress, do you know me well?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God save me, mistress, do you know me well?
fasten with a hook
From this reading Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading God save me, mistress, do you know me well?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God save me, mistress, do you know me well?
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading God save me, mistress, do you know me well?
except for; apart from
From this reading God save me, mistress, do you know me well?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook!
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook!
(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 God save me, mistress, do you know me well?
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Lo, yonder cometh that unhappy hook!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading God save me, mistress, do you know me well?
Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 340 sentences, grouped into 68 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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