Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIMPLICITY. Yes, for want of a better. WILL. What, a better man? SIMPLICITY.
Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Yes, for want of a better.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “What, a better man?”
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “SIMPLICITY.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Yes, for want of a better.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, for want of a better.”
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 Yes, for want of a better.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Yes, for want of a better.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes, for want of a better.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What, a better man?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yes, for want of a better.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading SIMPLICITY.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Yes, for want of a better.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, a better man?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, for want of a better.
Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
Chapter 15 holds 363 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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