Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter the_ QUEEN, SALISBURY, _Soldiers_. QUEEN. Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm. Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds. [_Offer to summon_.
Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell
From this reading “Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.”
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.”
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.”
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading “_Enter the_ QUEEN, SALISBURY, _Soldiers_.”
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.”
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading “Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.”
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From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
dwell
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter the_ QUEEN, SALISBURY, _Soldiers_.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
the force of workers available
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading [_Offer to summon_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
plural of “owl” — nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading _Enter the_ QUEEN, SALISBURY, _Soldiers_.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
determined
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading _Enter the_ QUEEN, SALISBURY, _Soldiers_.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading _Enter the_ QUEEN, SALISBURY, _Soldiers_.
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter the_ QUEEN, SALISBURY, _Soldiers_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
in or at the place that
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Summon this castle, or (to keep my words) This cage of night-hid owls, light-flying birds.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Now are ye, worthy and resolved men, Come to the cage where the unclean birds bide, That tire[328] on all the fair flight in the realm.
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