Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN. Go by yourself. By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon. Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt. Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.
Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.”
exerting control or influence
From this reading “Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.”
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading “Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.”
possessive form of “richmond” — capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.”
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Go by yourself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go by yourself.
exerting control or influence
From this reading Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.
large open car seating four with folding top
From this reading Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
possessive form of “richmond” — capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
in the near future
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.
carry out
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like falling Phaeton, I perish from my guiding of the sun.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Leicester and Richmond's crew, They come to take me: now too late I rue My proud attempt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By heaven, 'twas 'long of you I rose to fall so soon.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Go by yourself.
Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 352 sentences, grouped into 71 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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