Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANS. What's that he says? PIP. Out of my way! stand back, I say! All joy from earth has fled!
Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Out of my way! stand back, I say!”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “All joy from earth has fled!”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “All joy from earth has fled!”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “All joy from earth has fled!”
a disease of poultry
From this reading “PIP.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “What's that he says?”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Out of my way! stand back, I say!”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Out of my way! stand back, I say!”
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.
(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 All joy from earth has fled!
the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
From this reading ANS.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Out of my way! stand back, I say!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading All joy from earth has fled!
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading All joy from earth has fled!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All joy from earth has fled!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All joy from earth has fled!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What's that he says?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Out of my way! stand back, I say!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading All joy from earth has fled!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Out of my way! stand back, I say!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of my way! stand back, I say!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of my way! stand back, I say!
a disease of poultry
From this reading PIP.
express in words
From this reading Out of my way! stand back, I say!
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading What's that he says?
be standing; be upright
From this reading Out of my way! stand back, I say!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What's that he says?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Out of my way! stand back, I say!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's that he says?
Chapter 5 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 353 sentences, grouped into 71 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.
Chapter 5 holds 353 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
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