Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEN. God's precious! Save you, Mistress Wagtail. [_Pulls her by the sleeve._ WAG. Sweet Master Pendant.
Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God's precious!”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Save you, Mistress Wagtail.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “PEN.”
an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
From this reading “Sweet Master Pendant.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “God's precious!”
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “[_Pulls her by the sleeve._ WAG.”
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading “[_Pulls her by the sleeve._ WAG.”
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.
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.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [_Pulls her by the sleeve._ WAG.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God's precious!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Pulls her by the sleeve._ WAG.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Sweet Master Pendant.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Save you, Mistress Wagtail.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading PEN.
an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
From this reading Sweet Master Pendant.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading God's precious!
plural of “pull” — the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading [_Pulls her by the sleeve._ WAG.
except for; apart from
From this reading Save you, Mistress Wagtail.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading [_Pulls her by the sleeve._ WAG.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading Sweet Master Pendant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_Pulls her by the sleeve._ WAG.
a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading [_Pulls her by the sleeve._ WAG.
Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
From this reading Save you, Mistress Wagtail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Save you, Mistress Wagtail.
Chapter 2 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 2 holds 391 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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