Chapter 37 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ LEUCOTHOË. LEU. Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king! POL. Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
Chapter 37 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
to come or go into
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king!”
the basic unit of money in Moldova
From this reading “LEU.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king!”
a servile or fawning dependant
From this reading “Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.”
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading “Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.”
a person active in party politics
From this reading “POL.”
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading “Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king!”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.”
In this reading “Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ LEUCOTHOË.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king!
the basic unit of money in Moldova
From this reading LEU.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ LEUCOTHOË.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king!
a servile or fawning dependant
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king!
a person active in party politics
From this reading POL.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading Mercy, my sovereign! mercy, gracious king!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
which person or people
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Minion, who sent for you? 'twere modesty For you to be at home.
Chapter 37 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11 by William Carew [Editor] Hazlitt holds 388 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 37 holds 388 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 11, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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