Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WILL. Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad? [_Aside_.] Here's the bow. PHIL. I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on or to one side
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “[_Aside_.] Here's the bow.”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad?”
roused to anger
From this reading “Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad?”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
on or to one side
From this reading [_Aside_.] Here's the bow.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading [_Aside_.] Here's the bow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
an old form of “does”
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Aside_.] Here's the bow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad?
roused to anger
From this reading Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
not any; not one
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHIL.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad?
term of address for a man
From this reading Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad?
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
express in words
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Aside_.] Here's the bow.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Frank! what Frank? 'sblood, is Sir Ralph mad?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have not been much private with that voice: Methinks Frank Goursey's talk and his doth tell me I am mistaken; especially by his bow; Frank had no bow.
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