Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHORUS. O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears? CORNELIA. O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears. CHORUS.
Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “CHORUS.”
plural of “flaw” — an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading “O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.”
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading “O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.”
not having been satisfied
From this reading “O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.”
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading “O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?”
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In this reading “O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?”
In this reading “O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading CHORUS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
plural of “flaw” — an imperfection in an object or machine
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
not in physical motion
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
not having been satisfied
From this reading O, but I fear that Fortune seeks new flaws, And still (unsatisfied) more hatred bears.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
in the company of; together with
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading O poor Cornelia, have not we good cause, For former wrongs to furnish us with tears?
Chapter 10 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 by Robert [Editor] Dodsley holds 344 sentences, grouped into 69 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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