Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOR. To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few. QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords? ALV. O no!
Chapter 11 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?”
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading “To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.”
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In this reading “QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?”
work for or be a servant to
In this reading “To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.”
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From this reading ALV.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOR.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
not any; not one
From this reading O no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
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 O no!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUEEN-M. Keep me in prison! dare you, lords?
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To wait on you; So many great sins must not wait with few.
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