Chapter 21 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOST. Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt. [_Exeunt_. SCENE III. _Enter_ VIRTUE _and_ EQUITY, _with other attendants_.
Chapter 21 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
to come or go into
the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
From this reading “_Enter_ VIRTUE _and_ EQUITY, _with other attendants_.”
for this reason
From this reading “Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “HOST.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.”
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading “Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “_Enter_ VIRTUE _and_ EQUITY, _with other attendants_.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading _Enter_ VIRTUE _and_ EQUITY, _with other attendants_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ VIRTUE _and_ EQUITY, _with other attendants_.
the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it
From this reading _Enter_ VIRTUE _and_ EQUITY, _with other attendants_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_.
set up or found
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
for this reason
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading HOST.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading SCENE III.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
for more time
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
not any; not one
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading _Enter_ VIRTUE _and_ EQUITY, _with other attendants_.
with speed
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE III.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, neighbour, let us here no longer stay, But hence and lay the country roundabout: They shall be quickly found, I have no doubt.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading _Enter_ VIRTUE _and_ EQUITY, _with other attendants_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Enter_ VIRTUE _and_ EQUITY, _with other attendants_.
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