Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRIAR. Sir Doncaster, are not we pedlar-like? DON. Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower. I doubt not we shall have him in our power.
Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DON.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “I doubt not we shall have him in our power.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.”
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading “FRIAR.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “I doubt not we shall have him in our power.”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sir Doncaster, are not we pedlar-like?
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Doncaster, are not we pedlar-like?
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I doubt not we shall have him in our power.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading FRIAR.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I doubt not we shall have him in our power.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I doubt not we shall have him in our power.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I doubt not we shall have him in our power.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I doubt not we shall have him in our power.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Doncaster, are not we pedlar-like?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I doubt not we shall have him in our power.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Doncaster, are not we pedlar-like?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I doubt not we shall have him in our power.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I doubt not we shall have him in our power.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Doncaster, are not we pedlar-like?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sir Doncaster, are not we pedlar-like?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading Yes, passing fit; and yonder is the bower.
Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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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