Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TREAS. If there be no remedy, then there is no shift. LUST. He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah! Cock's precious sides, what fortune is this!
Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 03 is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!”
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!”
a strong sexual desire
From this reading “LUST.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “Cock's precious sides, what fortune is this!”
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading “If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.”
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.”
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From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cock's precious sides, what fortune is this!
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Cock's precious sides, what fortune is this!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.
a strong sexual desire
From this reading LUST.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
not any; not one
From this reading If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Cock's precious sides, what fortune is this!
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.
make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Cock's precious sides, what fortune is this!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He must needs go, that is driven by the devil's drift; Ah!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there be no remedy, then there is no shift.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cock's precious sides, what fortune is this!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREAS.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Cock's precious sides, what fortune is this!
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