Chapter 21 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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Chapter 21 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.
CONEYCATCHER. Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done? [_Aside_.] GENTLEMAN. Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
Chapter 21 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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on or to one side
in a courageous manner
From this reading “Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done?”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.”
a man of refinement
From this reading “GENTLEMAN.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.”
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
on or to one side
From this reading [_Aside_.]
in a courageous manner
From this reading Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONEYCATCHER.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done?
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
a man of refinement
From this reading GENTLEMAN.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done?
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
term of address for a man
From this reading Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Excellent: hold, here is forty pound, as I promised thee.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hear you, sir; was not this bravely done?
Chapter 21 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 21 holds 366 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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