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

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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+Flo.+ I'm all obedience.
[_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?
Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.
+Cle.+ My lord, what mean you?
+San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.
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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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+Flo.+ I'm all obedience.
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[_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?
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Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.
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+Cle.+ My lord, what mean you?
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+San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.

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appoint verb US /əˈpɔɪnt/

create and charge with a task or function

From this reading “Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.”

envy noun US /ˈenvi/

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

From this reading “Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.”

joys noun US /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading “[_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?”

lords noun US /lɔːrdz/

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “+San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.”

Manet noun US /mæˈneɪ/

French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883)

obedience noun US /oʊˈbiːdiəns/

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

From this reading “+Flo.+ I'm all obedience.”

riotous adjective US /ˈraɪətəs/

produced or growing in extreme abundance

From this reading “Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.”

treasure noun US /ˈtreʒər/

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading “Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

throw away verb + particle

throw or cast away

In this reading “Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.”

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agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

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 +Flo.+ I'm all obedience.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

appointverbUS /əˈpɔɪnt/

create and charge with a task or function

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

Cle

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From this reading +Cle.+ My lord, what mean you?

Cleantha

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From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

crownnounUS /kraʊn/

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

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

envynounUS /ˈenvi/

a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

Exeunt

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From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading +San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.

Flo

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From this reading +Flo.+ I'm all obedience.

Florentio

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

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

gamesters

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

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

garlands

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From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading +San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

I'm

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

From this reading +Flo.+ I'm all obedience.

joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

Let's

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

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading +Cle.+ My lord, what mean you?

lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading +San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.

madamnounUS /ˈmædəm/

a woman of refinement

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

make't

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

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

ManetnounUS /mæˈneɪ/

French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883)

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading +Cle.+ My lord, what mean you?

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading +Cle.+ My lord, what mean you?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

obediencenounUS /oʊˈbiːdiəns/

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

From this reading +Flo.+ I'm all obedience.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

plentynounUS /ˈplenti/

a full supply

From this reading +San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.

QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

riotousadjectiveUS /ˈraɪətəs/

produced or growing in extreme abundance

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

San

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

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

Sanmartino

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

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

titlenounUS /ˈtaɪtəl/

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading +San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.

treasurenounUS /ˈtreʒər/

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

we'll

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

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

wearverbUS /wer/

be dressed in

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading +Cle.+ My lord, what mean you?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Let's not, like riotous gamesters, throw away The treasure of our time: appoint the hour, The hour which must wear garlands of delight, By which we'll make't the envy of the age.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading +San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading [_Exeunt +Queen+ and +Florentio+ at several doors._ _Manet +Sanmartino+ and +Cleantha+._ +San.+ And when, sweet madam, will you crown our joys?

youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading +San.+ What all fine lords mean Who have plenty, youth and title.

Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 13 by Robert Dodsley holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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