Chapter 33 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOG. Then I must make to him obeisance thus? LIGHT. Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily---- HOG.
Chapter 33 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----”
take greedily; take more than one's share
From this reading “HOG.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----”
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading “Then I must make to him obeisance thus?”
with speed
From this reading “Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----”
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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listen and pay attention
In this reading “Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----”
In this reading “Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
(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 Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
on or to one side
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
command with authority
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
opinion or judgment
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then I must make to him obeisance thus?
take greedily; take more than one's share
From this reading HOG.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I must make to him obeisance thus?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading LIGHT.
engage in
From this reading Then I must make to him obeisance thus?
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then I must make to him obeisance thus?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
From this reading Then I must make to him obeisance thus?
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
with speed
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
carry out
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I must make to him obeisance thus?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Then I must make to him obeisance thus?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I must make to him obeisance thus?
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, so; in meantime, Croesus' shade will rest Upon thy bed: but above all, take heed You suffer not your eyes to stray aside From the direct point I have set thee at: For though the spirit do delay the time, And not return your treasure speedily----
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