Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRI. Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself? PAN. Cricca, begone! Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?”
someone who fits a garment to a particular person
From this reading “Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “PAN.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.”
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?”
seek someone's favor
From this reading “Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
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From this reading Cricca, begone!
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From this reading CRI.
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From this reading Cricca, begone!
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From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
someone who fits a garment to a particular person
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
not any; not one
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
make a sweeping movement
From this reading PAN.
a male human offspring
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Touch no more there: I will and must have Flavia.
seek someone's favor
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Were't not far fitter urge your son Eugenio To woo her for himself?
Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 22 holds 398 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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