Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DALILAH. _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_. INIQUITY. _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_: DALILAH.
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “_When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:”
an appraisal of the state of affairs
From this reading “_When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “_When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “INIQUITY.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “_When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “_When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “_When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
an appraisal of the state of affairs
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DALILAH.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading INIQUITY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
not any; not one
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
not in physical motion
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
carry out
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
at the time that
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading _When I ne may, Another assay; I will take it for no wrong_:
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _When ye have your will Ye were best lie still, The winter nights be long_.
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 334 sentences, grouped into 67 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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