Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CASTILE. Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son. LORENZO. Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you. [_Re-enter_ HIERONIMO.
Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.”
a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
From this reading “CASTILE.”
third-person singular of “crave” — have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading “Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you.”
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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move out of or depart from
In this reading “Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.
a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
From this reading CASTILE.
third-person singular of “crave” — have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORENZO.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.
enter again
From this reading [_Re-enter_ HIERONIMO.
a male human offspring
From this reading Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Nay, stay, Hieronimo--[_Goes out_]--go call him, son.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hieronimo, my father craves a word with you.
Chapter 7 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 by Robert [Editor] Dodsley holds 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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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