Chapter 26 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1ST SHEP. It will be very fine. But where is Thyrsis? 2D SHEP. Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
Chapter 26 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “It will be very fine.”
go away from a place
From this reading “Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?”
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cooperate or pretend to cooperate
In this reading “Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?”
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From this reading 1ST SHEP.
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From this reading 2D SHEP.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be very fine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But where is Thyrsis?
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 2D SHEP.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It will be very fine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But where is Thyrsis?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be very fine.
go away from a place
From this reading Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1ST SHEP.
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From this reading 1ST SHEP.
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From this reading But where is Thyrsis?
precisely as stated
From this reading It will be very fine.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
in or at the place that
From this reading But where is Thyrsis?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be very fine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ay, where is he! you went along with him; Where did you leave him?
Chapter 26 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12 by Robert Dodsley holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 26 holds 392 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 12, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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