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Chapter 30 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.
LIGHT. In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety. ATLAS. With all respect, sir; pray, command my house. [_Exit_ ATLAS.
Chapter 30 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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(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
From this reading “ATLAS.”
express approval of
From this reading “In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.”
a man from your own country
From this reading “In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.”
an opening that permits escape or release
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.”
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In this reading “In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.”
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From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With all respect, sir; pray, command my house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders
From this reading ATLAS.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading With all respect, sir; pray, command my house.
express approval of
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
a man from your own country
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading [_Exit_ ATLAS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
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From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading With all respect, sir; pray, command my house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading LIGHT.
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From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With all respect, sir; pray, command my house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading With all respect, sir; pray, command my house.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading With all respect, sir; pray, command my house.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
term of address for a man
From this reading With all respect, sir; pray, command my house.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
express in words
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In that I commend thy care of him, for which friendship here's a slight reward; tell him a countryman of his, one Lightfoot, is here, and[364] [he] will not any way despair of his safety.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all respect, sir; pray, command my house.
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