Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SULPITIUS. The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates. SYLLA. To Marius? Jolly stuff!
Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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create and charge with a task or function
From this reading “The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.”
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading “The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.”
issue a decree
From this reading “The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Jolly stuff!”
plural of “legion” — archaic terms for army
From this reading “The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.”
ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)
From this reading “The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.”
plural of “senator” — a member of a senate
From this reading “The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Jolly stuff!”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
create and charge with a task or function
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
issue a decree
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Jolly stuff!
take somebody somewhere
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
plural of “legion” — archaic terms for army
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC)
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
plural of “senator” — a member of a senate
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Jolly stuff!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SULPITIUS.
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From this reading SYLLA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The senators with full decree appoint Old Marius for their captain-general, To lead thy legions into Asia, And fight against the fierce Mithridates.
Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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