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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ANAMNESTES, APPETITUS, _asleep in a corner_.
ANA.
What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.
Up, with a pox to you; up, you lusk[324]?
I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ANAMNESTES, APPETITUS, _asleep in a corner_.
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ANA.
/ˈɑːnə/
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What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.
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Up, with a pox to you; up, you lusk[324]?
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I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

Learner Dictionary

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ana noun US /ˈɑːnə/

mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu

From this reading “ANA.”

closely adverb US /ˈkloʊsli/

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading “What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.”

guilty adjective US /ˈɡɪlti/

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading “I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.”

Lingua noun US /ˈlɪŋɡwə/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading “I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.”

Morpheus noun US /ˈmɔːrfiːəs/

the Roman god of sleep and dreams

From this reading “What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.”

pox noun US /pɑːks/

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

From this reading “Up, with a pox to you; up, you lusk[324]?”

Senses noun US /ˈsensɪz/

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading “I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.”

whispering noun US /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

From this reading “What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.”

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324

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Up, with a pox to you; up, you lusk[324]?

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ANAMNESTES, APPETITUS, _asleep in a corner_.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

ANAnounUS /ˈɑːnə/

mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu

From this reading ANA.

ANAMNESTES

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANAMNESTES, APPETITUS, _asleep in a corner_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

APPETITUS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANAMNESTES, APPETITUS, _asleep in a corner_.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/

in a state of sleep

From this reading ANAMNESTES, APPETITUS, _asleep in a corner_.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

closelyadverbUS /ˈkloʊsli/

in a close relation or position in time or space

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading ANAMNESTES, APPETITUS, _asleep in a corner_.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

guiltyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪlti/

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

honounUS /hoʊ/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ANAMNESTES, APPETITUS, _asleep in a corner_.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

LinguanounUS /ˈlɪŋɡwə/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

lusk

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Up, with a pox to you; up, you lusk[324]?

MorpheusnounUS /ˈmɔːrfiːəs/

the Roman god of sleep and dreams

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

poxnounUS /pɑːks/

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

From this reading Up, with a pox to you; up, you lusk[324]?

provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/

established beyond doubt

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

SensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

sirrahnoun

formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Up, with a pox to you; up, you lusk[324]?

UpadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Up, with a pox to you; up, you lusk[324]?

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 I have such news to tell thee, sirrah: all the Senses are well, and Lingua is proved guilty: up, up, up; I never knew him so fast asleep in my life.

What's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

whisperingnounUS /ˈwɪspərɪŋ/

a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading What's this? a fellow whispering so closely with the earth? so ho, so ho, Appetitus? faith, now I think Morpheus himself hath been here.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Up, with a pox to you; up, you lusk[324]?

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