Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
L. OF GOSPEL. What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save? NEW CUS. For that care all other cares we must set aside. PERV.
Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on or to one side
From this reading “For that care all other cares we must set aside.”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “For that care all other cares we must set aside.”
plural of “cu” — a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading “NEW CUS.”
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading “What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?”
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading “L. OF GOSPEL.”
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading “What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?”
except for; apart from
From this reading “What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
In this reading “For that care all other cares we must set aside.”
In this reading “What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?”
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 What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
on or to one side
From this reading For that care all other cares we must set aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
the two together, not just one
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading For that care all other cares we must set aside.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading For that care all other cares we must set aside.
plural of “cu” — a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading NEW CUS.
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading L. OF GOSPEL.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. OF GOSPEL.
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For that care all other cares we must set aside.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW CUS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading L. OF GOSPEL.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For that care all other cares we must set aside.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERV.
except for; apart from
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For that care all other cares we must set aside.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For that care all other cares we must set aside.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For that care all other cares we must set aside.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What leisure ought a man at all times more to have, Than to endeavour both his body and soul for to save?
Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 355 sentences, grouped into 71 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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