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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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+Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.
Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.
+Omnes.+ Agreed, agreed.
+Mis.
Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!
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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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+Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.
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Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.
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+Omnes.+ Agreed, agreed.
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+Mis.
/mɪs/
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Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

agreed adjective US /əˈɡriːd/

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading “+Omnes.+ Agreed, agreed.”

crown noun US /kraʊn/

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading “+Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.”

drunk adjective US /drʌŋk/

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading “+Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.”

Mis noun US /mɪs/

plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

From this reading “+Mis.”

sober adjective US /ˈsoʊbər/

not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading “Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.”

spite noun US /spaɪt/

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading “+Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.”

steal verb US /stiːl/

take without the owner's consent

From this reading “+Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.”

teeth noun US /tiːθ/

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading “+Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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 spite preposition + noun

In this reading “+Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.”

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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

AgreedadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːd/

united by being of the same opinion

From this reading +Omnes.+ Agreed, agreed.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

Coote

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!

crownnounUS /kraʊn/

the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

drunkadjectiveUS /drʌŋk/

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

else

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

Jarvis

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

MisnounUS /mɪs/

plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle

From this reading +Mis.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

Omnes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading +Omnes.+ Agreed, agreed.

payverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

reckonings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!

soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/

not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

spitenounUS /spaɪt/

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

stealverbUS /stiːl/

take without the owner's consent

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

teethnounUS /tiːθ/

the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

That's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

they'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Coote.+ O Jarvis, Jarvis, how I long till I see thee!

Tim

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

we'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading +Tim.+ That's it I would have, man: we'll make them all drunk; they'll never leave us else, and still as it comes to a crown, I'll steal down and pay it in spite of their teeth.

yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Remember, therefore, that ye make them all drunk; but be sure you keep me sober to pay the reckonings.

Chapter 4 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 by Robert Dodsley holds 355 sentences, grouped into 71 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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