Chapter 26 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WILD. By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame. CARE. Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was. Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
Chapter 26 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state at a particular time
From this reading “Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.”
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading “Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.”
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
From this reading “Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.”
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In this reading “By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.”
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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 By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
how long something has existed
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading CARE.
a state at a particular time
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading WILD.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let that consideration, with her condition and her age, move some reverence, at least to what she was.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading By this relation she should be a woman of a great fame.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Madam, I am sorry I cannot serve you in this particular.
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