Chapter 35 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRIS. How's this? For my life, here are the strangers! O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me. ALV.
Chapter 35 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.”
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
From this reading “O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “For my life, here are the strangers!”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “For my life, here are the strangers!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.”
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In this reading “O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.”
find unexpectedly
In this reading “O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading ALV.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For my life, here are the strangers!
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my life, here are the strangers!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading For my life, here are the strangers!
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How's this?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading For my life, here are the strangers!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my life, here are the strangers!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading For my life, here are the strangers!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For my life, here are the strangers!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How's this?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading O, that I had the Dutchman's hose, that I might creep into the pockets! they'll three fall upon me, and beat me.
Chapter 35 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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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