Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO. O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee. PISTON. I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward. What sudden agony was that?
Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “What sudden agony was that?”
an encircling or ringlike structure
From this reading “I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.”
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “[_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.”
United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
From this reading “PISTON.”
plural of “prick” — insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading “[_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.”
directed up
From this reading “I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.”
be the cause or source of
From this reading “O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.”
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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From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading What sudden agony was that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
an encircling or ringlike structure
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
not any; not one
From this reading O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
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, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading [_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
From this reading PISTON.
plural of “prick” — insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading [_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading What sudden agony was that?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What sudden agony was that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading [_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
directed up
From this reading I see his skin is pistol-proof, but[418] from The girdle upward.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What sudden agony was that?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What sudden agony was that?
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_Then he pricks him with a pin._ BASILISCO.
be the cause or source of
From this reading O, shoot no more; great god, I yield to thee.
Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 05 by Robert [Editor] Dodsley holds 342 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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