Chapter 14 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
+2d Foot.+ They make me sweat. Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties. +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife. +Ware.+ What lady, pray? +1st Foot.+ Madam Aurelia, sir.
Chapter 14 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woman of refinement
From this reading “+1st Foot.+ Madam Aurelia, sir.”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “+Ware.+ What lady, pray?”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.”
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading “+2d Foot.+ They make me sweat.”
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading “+Ware.+ What lady, pray?”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +2d Foot.+ They make me sweat.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +1st Foot.+ Madam Aurelia, sir.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading +2d Foot.+ They make me sweat.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading +2d Foot.+ They make me sweat.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
a woman of refinement
From this reading +1st Foot.+ Madam Aurelia, sir.
engage in
From this reading +2d Foot.+ They make me sweat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading +2d Foot.+ They make me sweat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading +Ware.+ What lady, pray?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
term of address for a man
From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
From this reading +2d Foot.+ They make me sweat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading +2d Foot.+ They make me sweat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading +Ware.+ What lady, pray?
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading +Ware.+ What lady, pray?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pictures, quoth you; 'slight, they have weight enough To be the parties.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading +1st Foot.+ My lady, sir, has sent A present to your wife.
Chapter 14 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 by Robert Dodsley holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 14 holds 390 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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