Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PURSE. He will be damn'd for turning heretic. TICKLE. Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other. SWEAT.
Chapter 18 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading “Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.”
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “He will be damn'd for turning heretic.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.”
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading “PURSE.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “SWEAT.”
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “TICKLE.”
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In this reading “Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.”
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From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He will be damn'd for turning heretic.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He will be damn'd for turning heretic.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He will be damn'd for turning heretic.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will be damn'd for turning heretic.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading He will be damn'd for turning heretic.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
the force of workers available
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
From this reading PURSE.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading SWEAT.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading TICKLE.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading He will be damn'd for turning heretic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Hang him, bankrout rascal, let him talk in prison, The whilst we'll spend his goods; for I did never Hear that men took example by each other.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will be damn'd for turning heretic.
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