Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
O. LUS. Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave. Y. ART. I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary. O. LUS.
Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Y. ART.”
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.”
take in marriage
From this reading “Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.”
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading “I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
anew
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Y. ART.
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From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
a female human offspring
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
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From this reading O. LUS.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
take in marriage
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
not any; not one
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O. LUS.
express in words
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
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From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
the act of using
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Ay, marry, did he, I will stand to it: To use my honest daughter in such sort, He show'd himself no better than a knave.
plural of “wrong” — that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
From this reading I say, again, I am an honest man; He wrongs me that shall say the contrary.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading Y. ART.
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