Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ACT II., SCENE I. HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE. 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape. Lieutenant, has't Bethought thyself as yet? Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?
Chapter 15 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.”
approval
From this reading “'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?”
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading “HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.”
delivered from danger
From this reading “HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.”
a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
From this reading “HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.”
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading “'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.”
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.
In this reading “Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT II., SCENE I.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lieutenant, has't Bethought thyself as yet?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant, has't Bethought thyself as yet?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?
approval
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant, has't Bethought thyself as yet?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACT II., SCENE I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ACT II., SCENE I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Lieutenant, has't Bethought thyself as yet?
engage in
From this reading Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
an angry dispute
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
delivered from danger
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading ACT II., SCENE I.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
From this reading HAVE-AT-ALL, SLICER, HEARSAY _having rescued him_ _in a quarrel._ HAVE.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lieutenant, has't Bethought thyself as yet?
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Has't any way To make my sword fetch blood?
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Tis destin'd; I'll be valiant: I am sure I shall be beaten with more credit then Than now I do escape.
but in spite of that
From this reading Lieutenant, has't Bethought thyself as yet?
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