Chapter 22 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 22 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.
HEN. And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride. [_Exeunt with trumpets two ways_. SCENE THE FIFTH. _Enter_ SKINK _solus_.
Chapter 22 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 quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “SCENE THE FIFTH.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “HEN.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.”
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading “And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.”
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading “[_Exeunt with trumpets two ways_.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ SKINK _solus_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt with trumpets two ways_.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading SCENE THE FIFTH.
adult female chicken
From this reading HEN.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE THE FIFTH.
alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide
From this reading _Enter_ SKINK _solus_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ SKINK _solus_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
painstakingly careful and accurate
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
From this reading [_Exeunt with trumpets two ways_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading [_Exeunt with trumpets two ways_.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading [_Exeunt with trumpets two ways_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And we'll by land thorough the City ride, Making the people tremble at our pride.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_Exeunt with trumpets two ways_.
Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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 22 holds 370 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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