Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POLICY. Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil? CONSTABLE. Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened. SIMPLICITY.
Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.”
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading “Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?”
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading “CONSTABLE.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?”
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
From this reading “POLICY.”
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “SIMPLICITY.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff
From this reading CONSTABLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
From this reading POLICY.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alas! my lord, here's a poor man robb'd or cosened.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading SIMPLICITY.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
full of trouble
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Masters, what mean you in these troublous times To keep this coil?
Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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 18 holds 366 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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