Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS SPLAY. How do you mean that? PIP. And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand. MRS SPLAY.
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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similar in quality or character
From this reading “And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.”
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “How do you mean that?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS SPLAY.”
a disease of poultry
From this reading “PIP.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.”
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similar in quality or character
From this reading And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you mean that?
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From this reading How do you mean that?
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading How do you mean that?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS SPLAY.
a disease of poultry
From this reading PIP.
spread open or apart
From this reading MRS SPLAY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How do you mean that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading And you are akin to the Latin word, to understand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How do you mean that?
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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 6 holds 368 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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