Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ESAU. If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho. RAGAN. I thank you, when I have it, Master Esau. ESAU.
Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading “If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.”
take in solid food
From this reading “If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.”
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading “ESAU.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I thank you, when I have it, Master Esau.”
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From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
an undesirable overabundance
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
take in solid food
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
(Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage
From this reading ESAU.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thank you, when I have it, Master Esau.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thank you, when I have it, Master Esau.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I thank you, when I have it, Master Esau.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RAGAN.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
two-year-old sheep
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I thank you, when I have it, Master Esau.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
up to a particular time
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we have luck this day to kill hare, teg,[258] or doe, Thou shalt eat thy bellyful, till thou criest ho.
at the time that
From this reading I thank you, when I have it, Master Esau.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thank you, when I have it, Master Esau.
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