Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_. THEODORE. [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull. BURGESS. Truly, Master Doctor, we are all men.
Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “[_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.”
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading “_Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.”
given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
From this reading “[_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “_Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “[_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.”
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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 [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
(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 Truly, Master Doctor, we are all men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Truly, Master Doctor, we are all men.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
engage in
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Truly, Master Doctor, we are all men.
the force of workers available
From this reading Truly, Master Doctor, we are all men.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Truly, Master Doctor, we are all men.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Truly, Master Doctor, we are all men.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Enter_ PHILOMUSUS, THEODORE, _his patient, the_ BURGESS, _and his man with his staff_.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_Puts on his spectacles_.] Monsieur, here are _atomi natantes_, which do make show your worship to be as lecherous as a bull.
Chapter 8 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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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