Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROB. H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower. Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered. Some time anon he shall be buried. [_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.
Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at another time
From this reading “Some time anon he shall be buried.”
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “[_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.”
earlier in time
From this reading “[_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.”
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “ROB.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “[_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
at another time
From this reading Some time anon he shall be buried.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
for the reason that
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
placed in a grave
From this reading Some time anon he shall be buried.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading [_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
killed unlawfully
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
earlier in time
From this reading [_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading ROB.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading [_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Some time anon he shall be buried.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
term of address for a man
From this reading [_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some time anon he shall be buried.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Help me, I pray thee, to remove his body, Lest he should come and see him murdered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some time anon he shall be buried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading H. Well, I am sorry, but must not be sad, Because the king is coming to my bower.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_Exeunt_ ROBIN HOOD _and_ SIR DONCASTER _with the body_.[268] PRIOR.
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