Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOT. That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose? BAR. In which you will. DOT.
Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “BAR.”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “DOT.”
give expression to
From this reading “That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?”
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading “That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?”
express in words
From this reading “That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?”
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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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading BAR.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
a very small circular shape
From this reading DOT.
give expression to
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
express in words
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
literature in metrical form
From this reading That I protest it shall not be; but, tell me, Shall I express my love to her in verse Or prose?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which you will.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In which you will.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In which you will.
Chapter 3 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 by Robert Dodsley holds 369 sentences, grouped into 74 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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