Chapter 24 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[96] [See Hazlitt's "Proverbs," 1869, p. 478.] [97] [Mr Collier printed _not_.] [98] [Mr Collier printed _only man alive_.] [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
Chapter 24 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 06 is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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possessing life
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading “[97] [Mr Collier printed _not_.]”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “[99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]”
a conversation between two persons
From this reading “[99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “[99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “[99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “[97] [Mr Collier printed _not_.]”
an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
From this reading “[96] [See Hazlitt's "Proverbs," 1869, p.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [96] [See Hazlitt's "Proverbs," 1869, p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 478.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [96] [See Hazlitt's "Proverbs," 1869, p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [97] [Mr Collier printed _not_.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [98] [Mr Collier printed _only man alive_.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
possessing life
From this reading [98] [Mr Collier printed _only man alive_.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading [97] [Mr Collier printed _not_.]
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
a conversation between two persons
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [96] [See Hazlitt's "Proverbs," 1869, p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading [98] [Mr Collier printed _only man alive_.]
a form of address for a man
From this reading [97] [Mr Collier printed _not_.]
immediately following in time or order
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [97] [Mr Collier printed _not_.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
and nothing more
From this reading [98] [Mr Collier printed _only man alive_.]
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [96] [See Hazlitt's "Proverbs," 1869, p.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading [97] [Mr Collier printed _not_.]
an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
From this reading [96] [See Hazlitt's "Proverbs," 1869, p.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [96] [See Hazlitt's "Proverbs," 1869, p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [99] [This and the next line of the dialogue are given in the old copy to Hermione.]
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