Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRI. True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain. PAN. I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say. CRI.
Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 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.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.”
in an attractively handsome manner
From this reading “True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.”
the production of young from an egg
From this reading “True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “PAN.”
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading “True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.”
third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.”
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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 True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
approval
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRI.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
in a willing manner
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
in an attractively handsome manner
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
the production of young from an egg
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading PAN.
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
except for; apart from
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
express in words
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
third-person singular of “understand” — know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would gladly do it, But fear he understands us what we say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading True: I have a trick now hatching in my brain, How you may handsomely preserve your credit, And save the chain.
Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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