Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ HONESTY _and a_ BEGGAR. BEGGAR. I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something. PRIEST. Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 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.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?”
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “_Enter_ HONESTY _and a_ BEGGAR.”
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading “I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.”
possessive form of “god” — 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 “I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.”
the quality of being honest
From this reading “_Enter_ HONESTY _and a_ BEGGAR.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.”
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 _Enter_ HONESTY _and a_ BEGGAR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ HONESTY _and a_ BEGGAR.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading _Enter_ HONESTY _and a_ BEGGAR.
ask for or request earnestly
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ HONESTY _and a_ BEGGAR.
a boy or man
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
possessive form of “god” — 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 I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
the quality of being honest
From this reading _Enter_ HONESTY _and a_ BEGGAR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading PRIEST.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fie upon thee, lazy fellow, art thou not ashamed to beg?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I beseech you, good master, for God's sake, give one penny to the poor, lame, and blind; good master, give something.
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