Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEGASTO. They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not? CLOWN. How, keep the dogs from my shins? I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.
Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading “CLOWN.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.”
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.”
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 to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading CLOWN.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How, keep the dogs from my shins?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How, keep the dogs from my shins?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEGASTO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
precisely as stated
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would scorn but my shins could keep the dogs from them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They keep the dogs from your shins very well, do they not?
Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 381 sentences, grouped into 77 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 9 holds 381 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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