A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03

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[256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

It occurs again, act v., sc.

2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

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Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

So in Davies's "Scourge of Polly" [1611]-- "Or wanton _Rigg_, or letcher dissolute, Do stand at Powles Crosse in a sheeten sute."--_Reed._ [254] The accoutrements of an itinerant trull.--_S._ [255] Thinkest or imaginest. [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other. It occurs again, act v., sc. 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten." A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

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It occurs again, act v., sc.

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2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

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A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

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abused adjective US /əˈbjuːzd/

used improperly or excessively especially drugs

From this reading “[256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.”

accoutrements noun US /əˈkuːtərmənts/

plural of “accoutrement” — clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

From this reading “So in Davies's "Scourge of Polly" [1611]-- "Or wanton _Rigg_, or letcher dissolute, Do stand at Powles Crosse in a sheeten sute."--_Reed._ [254] The accoutrements of an itinerant trull.--_S._ [255] Thinkest or imaginest.”

Crosse noun US /krɑːs/

a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse

itinerant noun US /aɪˈtɪnərənt/

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

occurs verb US /əˈkɜːrz/

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading “It occurs again, act v., sc.”

scolded verb US /ˈskoʊldɪd/

past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading “[256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.”

Scourge noun US /skɜːrdʒ/

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

wanton verb US /ˈwɔːntən/

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

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First Part adjective + noun

In this reading “A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.”

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1611

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From this reading So in Davies's "Scourge of Polly" [1611]-- "Or wanton _Rigg_, or letcher dissolute, Do stand at Powles Crosse in a sheeten sute."--_Reed._ [254] The accoutrements of an itinerant trull.--_S._ [255] Thinkest or imaginest.

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From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

254

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255

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256

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From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

abusedadjectiveUS /əˈbjuːzd/

used improperly or excessively especially drugs

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

accoutrementsnounUS /əˈkuːtərmənts/

plural of “accoutrement” — clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading It occurs again, act v., sc.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading It occurs again, act v., sc.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/

third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beatenadjectiveUS /ˈbiːtən/

formed or made thin by hammering

From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

CrossenounUS /krɑːs/

a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse

CutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

Davies's

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dissoluteadjective

unrestrained by convention or morality

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

HenrynounUS /ˈhenri/

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

iinoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

imaginest

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It occurs again, act v., sc.

itinerantnounUS /aɪˈtɪnərənt/

a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

IVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

letcher

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lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

occursverbUS /əˈkɜːrz/

third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass

From this reading It occurs again, act v., sc.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

opprobriousadjective

expressing offensive reproach

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

PartnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

Polly

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Powles

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ReednounUS /riːd/

tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

Rigg

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

scnoun

a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite

From this reading It occurs again, act v., sc.

scoldedverbUS /ˈskoʊldɪd/

past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

ScourgenounUS /skɜːrdʒ/

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

sheeten

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SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

sute

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swinged

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From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

termnounUS /tɜːrm/

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 2: "That lying _cut_ is lost, that she is not swinged and beaten."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

Thinkest

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

trull

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usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

vnounUS /viː/

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading It occurs again, act v., sc.

vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

wantonverbUS /ˈwɔːntən/

waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading [256] _Cut_ appears to have been an opprobrious term used by the vulgar when they scolded or abused each other.

writersnounUS /ˈraɪtərz/

plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading A horse is sometimes called _Cut_ in our ancient writers, as in the "First Part of Henry IV.," act ii., sc.

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