Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE. PROUDLY. 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not? WID. Did you not see her, Princox?
Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “_Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?”
a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “_Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.”
an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
not often
From this reading “_Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “_Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
fearless and daring
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you not see her, Princox?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you not see her, Princox?
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you not see her, Princox?
not often
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WID.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading _Enter_ LORD PROUDLY, LORD FEESIMPLE, WELLTRIED, SELDOM, WIDOW, BOLD _pinning in a ruff_, WIFE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Slight, what should be become of her? you swear She pass'd not forth of doors, and i' th' house she is not?
Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 375 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.
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