Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEDRINGANO. My lord, I see it, and suspect it too. LORENZO. This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death. PEDRINGANO.
Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 337 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
an old form of “has”
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORENZO.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEDRINGANO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading My lord, I see it, and suspect it too.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading This is that damned villain Serberine, That hath, I fear, reveal'd Horatio's death.
Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 by Robert [Editor] Dodsley holds 337 sentences, grouped into 68 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 4 holds 337 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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