Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DRAW. You shall, sir. Your worship is welcome into England. CARE. Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at another time
From this reading “Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “DRAW.”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.”
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading “Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.”
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading “Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.”
accept gladly
From this reading “Your worship is welcome into England.”
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “Your worship is welcome into England.”
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From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
at another time
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading CARE.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading DRAW.
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Your worship is welcome into England.
the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Your worship is welcome into England.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your worship is welcome into England.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
express in words
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall, sir.
term of address for a man
From this reading You shall, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
accept gladly
From this reading Your worship is welcome into England.
which person or people
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, look you: who says a drawer can say nothing but _Anon, anon, sir_; score a quart of sack in the half-moon?[243] DRAW.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading Your worship is welcome into England.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall, sir.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your worship is welcome into England.
Chapter 25 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 by Robert [Compiler] Dodsley holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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