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[_The curtains are closed._ WID. Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair. SCENE VII. _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_. _Enter_ WILD'S _man_.
Chapter 28 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 14 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “_Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.”
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “[_The curtains are closed._ WID.”
plural of “fiddler” — a musician who plays the violin
From this reading “_Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “_Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “_Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.”
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.”
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “_Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.”
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading “_Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.”
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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 _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading [_The curtains are closed._ WID.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading [_The curtains are closed._ WID.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading [_The curtains are closed._ WID.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
plural of “fiddler” — a musician who plays the violin
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Enter_ WILD'S _man_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE VII.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.
plural of “sword” — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_The curtains are closed._ WID.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading SCENE VII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_The curtains are closed._ WID.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ WILD'S _man_.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Prythee, shut the windows, and come pin up my hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Enter_ WILD, JOLLY, CARELESS, CAPTAIN, PARSON, _and_ FIDDLERS, _and one with a torch, with their cloaks and their swords, putting them on_.
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