Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SING BOTH. _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_. SING. _Give a leg, &c. This is no deadly wound: It may be cured well.
Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 02 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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freed from illness or injury
From this reading “This is no deadly wound: It may be cured well.”
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “_Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.”
make (textiles) by knitting
From this reading “_Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.”
a tight cluster of people or things
express grief verbally
From this reading “_Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.”
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading “_Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.”
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
From this reading “_Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading “_Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.”
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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 _Give a leg, &c.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
the two together, not just one
From this reading SING BOTH.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _Give a leg, &c.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading This is no deadly wound: It may be cured well.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading This is no deadly wound: It may be cured well.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
plural of “foe” — an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Give a leg, &c.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
make (textiles) by knitting
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
express grief verbally
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading _Give a leg, &c.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This is no deadly wound: It may be cured well.
not any; not one
From this reading This is no deadly wound: It may be cured well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
feel happiness or joy
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
deliver by singing
From this reading SING BOTH.
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is no deadly wound: It may be cured well.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading _Let not thy foes rejoice; Let not thy friends lament; Let not thy lady's rueful voice In sobs and sighs be spent; Thy faith is plight, forget it not, Twixt her and thee to knit the knot_.
(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 This is no deadly wound: It may be cured well.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading This is no deadly wound: It may be cured well.
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