Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLIVER. How I sweat! [_Aside._ I can hold no longer. [_Comes out._] Degenerate bastard! I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading “[_Comes out._] Degenerate bastard!”
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading “I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.”
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
From this reading “[_Comes out._] Degenerate bastard!”
renounce a legal claim or title to
From this reading “I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “OLIVER.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “How I sweat!”
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.
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In this reading “I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “[_Comes out._] Degenerate bastard!”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
on or to one side
From this reading [_Aside._ I can hold no longer.
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
From this reading [_Comes out._] Degenerate bastard!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading [_Aside._ I can hold no longer.
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading [_Comes out._] Degenerate bastard!
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
From this reading [_Comes out._] Degenerate bastard!
renounce a legal claim or title to
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading [_Aside._ I can hold no longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How I sweat!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How I sweat!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
for more time
From this reading [_Aside._ I can hold no longer.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
a pair of people who live together
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
an old word for “no”
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
not any; not one
From this reading [_Aside._ I can hold no longer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading OLIVER.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading [_Comes out._] Degenerate bastard!
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading How I sweat!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I here disclaim thee, cashier thee; nay, more, I disinherit thee both of my love And living: get thee a grey cloak and hat, And walk in Paul's[405] among thy cashier'd mates As melancholy as the best.
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