Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOLD. I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true. I will go with you to the church myself. Your disguise I have thought on. The widow is your own.
Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fearless and daring
From this reading “BOLD.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “I will go with you to the church myself.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “Your disguise I have thought on.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I will go with you to the church myself.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “The widow is your own.”
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.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
fearless and daring
From this reading BOLD.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I will go with you to the church myself.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Your disguise I have thought on.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will go with you to the church myself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your disguise I have thought on.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The widow is your own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I will go with you to the church myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your disguise I have thought on.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The widow is your own.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
term of address for a man
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will go with you to the church myself.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Your disguise I have thought on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will go with you to the church myself.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The widow is your own.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will go with you to the church myself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will go with you to the church myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am whate'er you please, sir, if it be not true.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your disguise I have thought on.
Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 381 sentences, grouped into 77 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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