Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
+Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial. +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here? Where's my old lady? +Abs.+ I know not. +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
From this reading “+Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.”
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading “+Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.”
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “+Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.”
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
From this reading “+Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.”
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading “+Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “+Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “+Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “+Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.”
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In this reading “+Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.”
your own wife
In this reading “Where's my old lady?”
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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 +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
(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 +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
highest in quality
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading +Abs.+ I know not.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Where's my old lady?
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
engage in
From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
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From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Where's my old lady?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
not any; not one
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading +Abs.+ I know not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Where's my old lady?
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
plural of “shine” — the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
the act of testing something
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's my old lady?
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading +Abs.+ No, Lorenzo, Had law to this new love made no denial: A chaste wife's truth shines through the greatest trial.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading +Mor.+ All the country's in an uproar yonder: the Prince Antonio's slain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +Mor.+ How now, what make you i' th' wood here?
Chapter 9 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 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.
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