Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO. KYD. FINIS. FOOTNOTES: [370] Far gone in woe. Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading “Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."”
United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
From this reading “_Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.”
plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “FOOTNOTES: [370] Far gone in woe.”
English dramatist (1558-1594)
From this reading “KYD.”
negation of a word or group of words
third-person singular of “observe” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."”
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading “_Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.”
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading “_Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."”
In this reading “FOOTNOTES: [370] Far gone in woe.”
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From this reading FOOTNOTES: [370] Far gone in woe.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
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From this reading _Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928)
From this reading _Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
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From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [370] Far gone in woe.
the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading FINIS.
plural of “footnote” — a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [370] Far gone in woe.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
destroyed or killed
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [370] Far gone in woe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [370] Far gone in woe.
English dramatist (1558-1594)
From this reading KYD.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading _Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.
third-person singular of “observe” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading _Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.
the dialect of English used in Scotland
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading _Non prosunt Domino, quæ prosunt omnibus, artes._ THO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading FOOTNOTES: [370] Far gone in woe.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Dr Warburton observes: "This word was common enough amongst the old Scottish and English poets, as G. Douglas, Chaucer, Lord Buckhurst, Fairfax."
Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 by Robert [Editor] Dodsley holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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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