Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHO. She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine. GRIM. If I love thee, Joan! Those very words are a purgation to me.
Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “GRIM.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “If I love thee, Joan!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “If I love thee, Joan!”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Those very words are a purgation to me.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Those very words are a purgation to me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those very words are a purgation to me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading GRIM.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I love thee, Joan!
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I love thee, Joan!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading If I love thee, Joan!
engage in
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Those very words are a purgation to me.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
From this reading Those very words are a purgation to me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHO.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading If I love thee, Joan!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those very words are a purgation to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She shall be neither his nor thine, For I intend to make her mine.
precisely as stated
From this reading Those very words are a purgation to me.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Those very words are a purgation to me.
Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 08 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 360 sentences, grouped into 72 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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