Chapter 21 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YOUNG K. Do not you see me crown'd? LAN. But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound. LEI. Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
Chapter 21 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?”
an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
From this reading “Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?”
an old form of “does”
From this reading “Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?”
being in captivity
From this reading “Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?”
a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
From this reading “LAN.”
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading “LEI.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?”
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading “Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
confined by bonds
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOUNG K. Do not you see me crown'd?
an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading YOUNG K. Do not you see me crown'd?
an old form of “does”
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
being in captivity
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading YOUNG K. Do not you see me crown'd?
a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
From this reading LAN.
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading LEI.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading YOUNG K. Do not you see me crown'd?
not one, and not any
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading YOUNG K. Do not you see me crown'd?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading YOUNG K. Do not you see me crown'd?
a male human offspring
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
be dressed in
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
at the time that
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
in or at the place that
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading But whilst he lives, we to none else are bound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Is it not wrong, think you, when all the world['s] Troubled with rumour of a captive queen, Imprisoned by her husband in a realm, Where her own son doth wear a diadem?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOUNG K. Do not you see me crown'd?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading YOUNG K. Do not you see me crown'd?
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