Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUR. A tavern, sir, the Salutation. GLO. A tavern? Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.”
a boy or man
From this reading “Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.”
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
From this reading “Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.”
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading “Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “A tavern, sir, the Salutation.”
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading “A tavern, sir, the Salutation.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.”
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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 A tavern, sir, the Salutation.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
a boy or man
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GLO.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
a recklessly extravagant consumer
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUR.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
an act of honor or courteous recognition
From this reading A tavern, sir, the Salutation.
term of address for a man
From this reading A tavern, sir, the Salutation.
a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
From this reading A tavern, sir, the Salutation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A tavern, sir, the Salutation.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then I will turn prodigal; call for a pint Of sack, good fellow.
Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 368 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 25 holds 368 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 07, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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