Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELY. First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man. DON. What do I care for your damnation? Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?”
the act of damning
From this reading “First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DON.”
marked for certain death
From this reading “Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?”
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?”
continue to exist
From this reading “First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.”
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading “Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading What do I care for your damnation?
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
the act of damning
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do I care for your damnation?
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON.
marked for certain death
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELY.
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What do I care for your damnation?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
go away from a place
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
continue to exist
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
an old word for “to”
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do I care for your damnation?
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading First I accurse thee; and if thou persist, Unto damnation leave thee, wretched man.
uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
From this reading Am I not doomed to death? what more damnation Can there ensue your loud and yelling cries?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do I care for your damnation?
Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 362 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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