Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
+Cyph.+ He is in drink, sir, is he? +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so. +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad. +Plot.+ I'll hear't as sadly. +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
Chapter 12 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take in liquids
From this reading “+Cyph.+ He is in drink, sir, is he?”
being one more than seven
From this reading “+Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.”
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading “+Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “+Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “+Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “+Plot.+ I'll hear't as sadly.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “+Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.”
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading “+Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.”
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 “+Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.”
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From this reading +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading +Plot.+ I'll hear't as sadly.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
the two together, not just one
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +Cyph.+ He is in drink, sir, is he?
take in liquids
From this reading +Cyph.+ He is in drink, sir, is he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
being one more than seven
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading +Cyph.+ He is in drink, sir, is he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +Plot.+ I'll hear't as sadly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +Plot.+ I'll hear't as sadly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading +Cyph.+ He is in drink, sir, is he?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading +Cyph.+ He is in drink, sir, is he?
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.
information about recent and important events
From this reading +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading +Plot.+ I'll hear't as sadly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
term of address for a man
From this reading +Cyph.+ He is in drink, sir, is he?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.
express in words
From this reading +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading +Cyph.+ Then I must tell the news to you: 'tis sad.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +Plot.+ Surely, friend, you are a witch;[232] he is so.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +Cyph.+ Your uncle, sir, and Master Seathrift are Both drown'd, some eight miles below Greenwich.
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