Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARM. My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless. TRIN. Then swear to keep my counsel. ARM.
Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “ARM.”
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “Then swear to keep my counsel.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.”
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading “My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “Then swear to keep my counsel.”
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading “My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading ARM.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Then swear to keep my counsel.
opinion or judgment
From this reading My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Then swear to keep my counsel.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.
not marked by the use of reason
From this reading My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Then swear to keep my counsel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then swear to keep my counsel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then swear to keep my counsel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRIN.
plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading My soul waits in my eyes, and leaves my body Senseless.
Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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 28 holds 386 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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