Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JUPITER. Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word. What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword. But Lady Fortune cometh, now I see. Welcome, fair dame; what is thy will with me?
Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “Welcome, fair dame; what is thy will with me?”
plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.”
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading “JUPITER.”
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading “What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.”
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading “Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.”
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading “What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.”
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading “Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
be able to spare or give up
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Lady Fortune cometh, now I see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Lady Fortune cometh, now I see.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Welcome, fair dame; what is thy will with me?
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading But Lady Fortune cometh, now I see.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Welcome, fair dame; what is thy will with me?
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading JUPITER.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading But Lady Fortune cometh, now I see.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Welcome, fair dame; what is thy will with me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But Lady Fortune cometh, now I see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But Lady Fortune cometh, now I see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Welcome, fair dame; what is thy will with me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
accept gladly
From this reading Welcome, fair dame; what is thy will with me?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What I have promis'd, doubt not to be performed; The spareless destinies my will afford: Let this defend thee, like a trusty sword.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Welcome, fair dame; what is thy will with me?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Fear not, fair Venus, neither be dismay'd; Repose thee on the warrant of my word.
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