Chapter 31 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.
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Chapter 31 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.
TYR. Your king's poison'd! MEM. The King of heaven be prais'd for it! TYR.
Chapter 31 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.
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any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “The King of heaven be prais'd for it!”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Your king's poison'd!”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Your king's poison'd!”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The King of heaven be prais'd for it!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The King of heaven be prais'd for it!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading The King of heaven be prais'd for it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The King of heaven be prais'd for it!
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King of heaven be prais'd for it!
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Your king's poison'd!
the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading MEM.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The King of heaven be prais'd for it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your king's poison'd!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King of heaven be prais'd for it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King of heaven be prais'd for it!
(Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu
From this reading TYR.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your king's poison'd!
Chapter 31 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 31 holds 373 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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