Chapter 24 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 24 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.
MAR. Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm! I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him. FOR. But where's my lady?
Chapter 24 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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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him.”
make imperfect
From this reading “MAR.”
take in marriage
From this reading “Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!”
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.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
From this reading Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But where's my lady?
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading But where's my lady?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him.
make imperfect
From this reading MAR.
take in marriage
From this reading Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But where's my lady?
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him.
not any; not one
From this reading I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I fear him? no, I neither fear nor love him.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Marry, beshrew thee for thy false alarm!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But where's my lady?
Chapter 24 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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