Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIR JAS. Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure. SIR AMA. May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin. SIR REU.
Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.”
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.”
take hold of; grab
From this reading “May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.”
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading “May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.”
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adopt
In this reading “May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR AMA.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR JAS.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIR REU.
take hold of; grab
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
estrangement from god
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
term of address for a man
From this reading SIR JAS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Or I Embrace a monkey for a mass of treasure.
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
at the time that
From this reading May never down seize on this downless chin, When I become an usher to her sin.
Chapter 19 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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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