Chapter 21 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[163] [Edits., here and below, _Mal go_.] [164] [Clotted]. [165] A term of vulgar abuse. So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i. See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.
Chapter 21 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treat badly
From this reading “[165] A term of vulgar abuse.”
thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
From this reading “[164] [Clotted].”
third-person singular of “edit” — prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
From this reading “[163] [Edits., here and below, _Mal go_.]”
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading “So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.”
a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
From this reading “So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “[165] A term of vulgar abuse.”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “[165] A term of vulgar abuse.”
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.
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From this reading [163] [Edits., here and below, _Mal go_.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [164] [Clotted].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [165] A term of vulgar abuse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [165] A term of vulgar abuse.
treat badly
From this reading [165] A term of vulgar abuse.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
in addition
From this reading See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [163] [Edits., here and below, _Mal go_.]
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading [163] [Edits., here and below, _Mal go_.]
thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
From this reading [164] [Clotted].
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
third-person singular of “edit” — prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
From this reading [163] [Edits., here and below, _Mal go_.]
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading [163] [Edits., here and below, _Mal go_.]
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [163] [Edits., here and below, _Mal go_.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [163] [Edits., here and below, _Mal go_.]
a form of address for a man
From this reading See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.
a brief written record
From this reading See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [165] A term of vulgar abuse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing)
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading [165] A term of vulgar abuse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See also Mr Steevens's note on the passage.
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading [165] A term of vulgar abuse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So Falstaff says, "Away, you scullion! you _rampallian_! you fustilarian!"--"2d Part of Henry IV." act ii. sc. i.
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