Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS BAR. Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit. MRS GOUR. How mean ye, Mistress Barnes? MRS BAR.
Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “MRS BAR.”
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading “Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “How mean ye, Mistress Barnes?”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.”
the act of using
From this reading “Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.”
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From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading MRS BAR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How mean ye, Mistress Barnes?
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MRS GOUR.
cause to move by striking
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How mean ye, Mistress Barnes?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading How mean ye, Mistress Barnes?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading How mean ye, Mistress Barnes?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS BAR.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
the act of using
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
at the time that
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading How mean ye, Mistress Barnes?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, ay, you never use to miss a blot[223], Especially when it stands so fair to hit.
Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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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