Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_EDITION._ _The Shepheards Holy-day. A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants. With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby. London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson.... 1635.
Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 381 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.”
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading “A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.”
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 “With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.”
In this reading “With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading 1635.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
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From this reading London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
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From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _EDITION._ _The Shepheards Holy-day.
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From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....
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From this reading _EDITION._ _The Shepheards Holy-day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....
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From this reading London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....
a polite name for any woman
From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....
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From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
used to form the superlative
From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....
impressive in appearance
From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
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From this reading London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
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From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading London, Printed by N. and I. Okes for Iohn Benson....
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From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
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From this reading _EDITION._ _The Shepheards Holy-day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _EDITION._ _The Shepheards Holy-day.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
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From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic
From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
From this reading A pastorall tragi-Comoedie._ _Acted before their Majesties at Whitehall by the Queenes_ _Servants.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an Eligie on the death of the most Noble Lady, the Lady Venetia Digby.
Chapter 23 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 by Robert Dodsley holds 381 sentences, grouped into 77 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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