Chapter 17 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
2D BOY. So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already. [_Aside._ CAR. Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly. You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
Chapter 17 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have the idea for
From this reading “You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.”
speed up the progress of; facilitate
From this reading “You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.”
portray in words
From this reading “Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.”
a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
From this reading “Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.”
with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner
From this reading “You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.”
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From this reading 2D BOY.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
on or to one side
From this reading [_Aside._ CAR.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
a youthful male person
From this reading 2D BOY.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading [_Aside._ CAR.
have the idea for
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading 2D BOY.
speed up the progress of; facilitate
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already.
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From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
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From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
a woman of refinement
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already.
portray in words
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC)
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
the characteristic of doing things without delay
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
a flighty and disorganized person
From this reading So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already.
a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
From this reading Praxiteles could ne'er portray him better, Nor lodge his sconce more fitly.
with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, poor scatterbrain, he has got his judgment already.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may, madam, Conceive how sensibly we feel your wounds, And with what promptness we shall expedite Your long-expected cure.
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