Chapter 31 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOC. And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants. SCAR. Here? DOC.
Chapter 31 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 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.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “DOC.”
be excessively hot
From this reading “And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.”
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading “SCAR.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading DOC.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
be excessively hot
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading SCAR.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you fry for them: here lie your children's wants.
Chapter 31 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 31 holds 382 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 09, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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