Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ales, church and other, xiii. 503 Alestake, i. 191 Alexander and Lodwick, a play, xi. 239 Algates, i. 237 Almond for a parrot, an, x.
Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “ale” — a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading “Ales, church and other, xiii.”
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading “191 Alexander and Lodwick, a play, xi.”
small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
From this reading “237 Almond for a parrot, an, x.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “Ales, church and other, xiii.”
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading “237 Almond for a parrot, an, x.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “191 Alexander and Lodwick, a play, xi.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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From this reading 191 Alexander and Lodwick, a play, xi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 237 Almond for a parrot, an, x.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 239 Algates, i.
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From this reading 503 Alestake, i.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 191 Alexander and Lodwick, a play, xi.
plural of “ale” — a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume
From this reading Ales, church and other, xiii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 503 Alestake, i.
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading 191 Alexander and Lodwick, a play, xi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 239 Algates, i.
small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
From this reading 237 Almond for a parrot, an, x.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 237 Almond for a parrot, an, x.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ales, church and other, xiii.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Ales, church and other, xiii.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 237 Almond for a parrot, an, x.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 503 Alestake, i.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 191 Alexander and Lodwick, a play, xi.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Ales, church and other, xiii.
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading 237 Almond for a parrot, an, x.
participate in games or sport
From this reading 191 Alexander and Lodwick, a play, xi.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading 237 Almond for a parrot, an, x.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading 191 Alexander and Lodwick, a play, xi.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading Ales, church and other, xiii.
Chapter 16 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 by Robert Dodsley holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 16 holds 405 sentences of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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