Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ BEARD. BEARD. What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand? THROAT. I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “_Enter_ BEARD.”
to come or go into
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “THROAT.”
bound or secured closely
From this reading “What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?”
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.
In this reading “I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.”
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 “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading _Enter_ BEARD.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ BEARD.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading THROAT.
bound or secured closely
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I now do call her wife, she now is mine, Seal'd and deliver'd by an honest priest At Saint Giles's in the Fields.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What, are you sure I tied fast by heart and hand?
Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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 22 holds 373 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 373 sentences, grouped into 75 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 75 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 75 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 13992 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #46412 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #46412, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2799 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 37 chapters of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
