Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COM. SEN. Lingua, express yourself. MEN. Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 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.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.”
give expression to
From this reading “Lingua, express yourself.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Lingua, express yourself.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.”
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
From this reading “SEN.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Lingua, express yourself.”
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 process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COM.
give expression to
From this reading Lingua, express yourself.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Lingua, express yourself.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
the force of workers available
From this reading MEN.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
From this reading SEN.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Madam, if you want breath, let me help you out.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Lingua, express yourself.
Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 379 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.
Chapter 19 holds 379 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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