Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETER PLOD-ALL. Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me? I am loth to have the dodge. ROBIN GOODFELLOW. Tush! fear not the dodge.
Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “I am loth to have the dodge.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Tush! fear not the dodge.”
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading “I am loth to have the dodge.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “PETER PLOD-ALL.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “ROBIN GOODFELLOW.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Tush! fear not the dodge.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am loth to have the dodge.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading I am loth to have the dodge.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Tush! fear not the dodge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBIN GOODFELLOW.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am loth to have the dodge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading I am loth to have the dodge.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tush! fear not the dodge.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER PLOD-ALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETER PLOD-ALL.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading ROBIN GOODFELLOW.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
carry out
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am loth to have the dodge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
a source of difficulty
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Tush! fear not the dodge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shall I trouble you so far as to take some pains with me?
Chapter 13 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 374 sentences, grouped into 75 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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