Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 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.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LUS. Why, the better; bring him to court. HIP. With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed. Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 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 means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!”
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading “HIP.”
like better; value more highly
From this reading “Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!”
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!”
cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading “Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!”
cheerful compliance
From this reading “With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
get rid of
In this reading “With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.”
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Why, the better; bring him to court.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Why, the better; bring him to court.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
put or send forth
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Why, the better; bring him to court.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
even
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, the better; bring him to court.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading HIP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
like better; value more highly
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
move hurridly
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
in a strange manner
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, the better; bring him to court.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
an old word for “yours”
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, the better; bring him to court.
cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, the better; bring him to court.
cheerful compliance
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With willingness and speed: Whom he cast off e'en now, must now succeed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Brother, disguise must off; In thine own shape now I'll prefer thee to him: How strangely does himself work to undo him!
Chapter 6 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt 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.
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