Chapter 1 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD ENGLISH PLAYS. W. CAREW HAZLITT. BENJAMIN BLOM, INC. A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT. _EDITION._ _A Match at Mid-night.
Chapter 1 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading “BENJAMIN BLOM, INC.”
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading “W. CAREW HAZLITT.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “OLD ENGLISH PLAYS.”
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading “BENJAMIN BLOM, INC.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT.”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “OLD ENGLISH PLAYS.”
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In this reading “A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT.
gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
From this reading BENJAMIN BLOM, INC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENJAMIN BLOM, INC.
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading W. CAREW HAZLITT.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading _EDITION._ _A Match at Mid-night.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading OLD ENGLISH PLAYS.
English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
From this reading W. CAREW HAZLITT.
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading BENJAMIN BLOM, INC.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _EDITION._ _A Match at Mid-night.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading A MATCH AT MIDNIGHT.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD ENGLISH PLAYS.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading OLD ENGLISH PLAYS.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. CAREW HAZLITT.
Chapter 1 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 by Robert Dodsley holds 358 sentences, grouped into 72 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 1 holds 358 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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