Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECOND SONG. _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn. Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood. Each body's youth showeth a great likelihood. For young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Each body's youth showeth a great likelihood.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “_It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.”
a false statement
From this reading “Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood.”
the probability of a specified outcome
From this reading “Each body's youth showeth a great likelihood.”
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading “_It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “_It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “THE SECOND SONG.”
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “_It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.”
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 _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
possessive form of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Each body's youth showeth a great likelihood.
brought into existence
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
an old form of “does”
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each body's youth showeth a great likelihood.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood.
a false statement
From this reading Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Each body's youth showeth a great likelihood.
an old form of “has”
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
the probability of a specified outcome
From this reading Each body's youth showeth a great likelihood.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood.
make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND SONG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each body's youth showeth a great likelihood.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading THE SECOND SONG.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND SONG.
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
which person or people
From this reading Who will be evil, or who will be good; Who given to truth, or who to falsehood.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _It hath been a proverb, before I was born, Young doth it prick, that will be a thorn.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Each body's youth showeth a great likelihood.
Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 338 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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