Chapter 16 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.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 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.
DOCTOR RAT. I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress. BAILY. God bless you, Gammer Gurton. GAMMER.
Chapter 16 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.
Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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give a benediction to
From this reading “God bless you, Gammer Gurton.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “DOCTOR RAT.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God bless you, Gammer Gurton.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “DOCTOR RAT.”
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading “I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.”
try to get or reach
From this reading “I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.”
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From this reading BAILY.
give a benediction to
From this reading God bless you, Gammer Gurton.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading DOCTOR RAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading God bless you, Gammer Gurton.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God bless you, Gammer Gurton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading God bless you, Gammer Gurton.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
not any; not one
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading DOCTOR RAT.
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
try to get or reach
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would my head were half so whole, I would seek no redress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading God bless you, Gammer Gurton.
Chapter 16 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.
Chapter 16 holds 355 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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