Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TYR. How comes the moon to change so in this manner. That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes? I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work. The man was fit for me, Before she spoil'd him.
Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading “I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “How comes the moon to change so in this manner.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “The man was fit for me, Before she spoil'd him.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “How comes the moon to change so in this manner.”
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading “That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?”
comparative of “swift” — moving very fast
From this reading “That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?”
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 “The man was fit for me, Before she spoil'd him.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The man was fit for me, Before she spoil'd him.
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The man was fit for me, Before she spoil'd him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man was fit for me, Before she spoil'd him.
set up or found
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man was fit for me, Before she spoil'd him.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man was fit for me, Before she spoil'd him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man was fit for me, Before she spoil'd him.
comparative of “swift” — moving very fast
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How comes the moon to change so in this manner.
(Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu
From this reading TYR.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading That was in full, but now, of all performance, And swifter than our wishes?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I beshrew that virtue, That busied herself with him: she might have found Some other work.
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