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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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+Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?
+Ping.+ Why, hast thou?
+Mir.+ Yes, indeed have I.
+Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.
+Mir.+ Farewell, my lowly love.
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A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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+Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?
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+Ping.+ Why, hast thou?
/pɪŋ waɪ hæst ðaʊ/
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+Mir.+ Yes, indeed have I.
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+Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.
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+Mir.+ Farewell, my lowly love.

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ass noun US /æs/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading “+Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?”

belly noun US /ˈbeli/

the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

From this reading “+Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.”

Christendom noun US /ˈkrɪsəndəm/

the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)

From this reading “+Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.”

dost auxiliary verb US /dɑːst/

an old form of “do”, used with “thou”

From this reading “+Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?”

eels noun US /iːlz/

plural of “eel” — the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled

From this reading “+Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.”

Hostesses noun US /ˈhoʊstəsəz/

plural of “hostess” — a woman host

From this reading “+Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.”

lowly adjective US /ˈloʊli/

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading “+Mir.+ Farewell, my lowly love.”

Ping verb US /pɪŋ/

hit with a pinging noise

From this reading “+Ping.+ Why, hast thou?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

grow Fat verb + adjective

In this reading “+Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.”

Meet together verb + particle

In this reading “+Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.”

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AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

assnounUS /æs/

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

bellynounUS /ˈbeli/

the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

ChristendomnounUS /ˈkrɪsəndəm/

the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/

an old form of “do”, used with “thou”

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

eelsnounUS /iːlz/

plural of “eel” — the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

extremeadjectiveUS /ekˈstriːm/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

FarewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading +Mir.+ Farewell, my lowly love.

fatadjectiveUS /fæt/

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

fool'd

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From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

growverbUS /ɡroʊ/

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading +Ping.+ Why, hast thou?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

HostessesnounUS /ˈhoʊstəsəz/

plural of “hostess” — a woman host

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading +Mir.+ Yes, indeed have I.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading +Mir.+ Farewell, my lowly love.

lowlyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊli/

low or inferior in station or quality

From this reading +Mir.+ Farewell, my lowly love.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

may'st

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

MeetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

Mir

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

PingverbUS /pɪŋ/

hit with a pinging noise

From this reading +Ping.+ Why, hast thou?

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading +Mir.+ Why, my most extreme fat ass, dost Thou not find that I have fool'd thee All this while?

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading +Ping.+ O thou woman! may'st thou grow Fat, that thy breast and belly may Meet together, so that all the fat Hostesses in Christendom may appear But eels to thee.

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading +Mir.+ Yes, indeed have I.

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