Chapter 15 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 15 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.
CHURMS. Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air. GRIPE. 'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather. But, Master Churms, how like you my daughter?
Chapter 15 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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a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.”
informal terms for objecting
From this reading “GRIPE.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather.”
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading “'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, Master Churms, how like you my daughter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHURMS.
a female human offspring
From this reading But, Master Churms, how like you my daughter?
even
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading 'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
informal terms for objecting
From this reading GRIPE.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, Master Churms, how like you my daughter?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But, Master Churms, how like you my daughter?
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading But, Master Churms, how like you my daughter?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, Master Churms, how like you my daughter?
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
term of address for a man
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
carry out
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading 'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Faith, sir, reasonable well: I am e'en walking here to take the fresh air.
conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
From this reading 'Tis very wholesome, this fair weather.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But, Master Churms, how like you my daughter?
Chapter 15 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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