Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_. HAR. Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound. BUT. I am sorry there was not four to make even money.
Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to come or go into
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “_Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.”
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am sorry there was not four to make even money.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.”
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 Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
divisible by two
From this reading I am sorry there was not four to make even money.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I am sorry there was not four to make even money.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
ten 10s
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
engage in
From this reading I am sorry there was not four to make even money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I am sorry there was not four to make even money.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am sorry there was not four to make even money.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry there was not four to make even money.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I am sorry there was not four to make even money.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am sorry there was not four to make even money.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Enter_ SIR JOHN HARCOP, _with two or three others with him_.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Up to this wood they took: search near, my friends, I am this morn robbed of three hundred pound.
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