Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cruel (garters), (_garters_) _of fine worsted_, vii. 286 Crust, _curst_, _ill-tempered_, _cross_, ii. 179; _crushed_, iii. 242; _a term of abuse_, vi. 539 Crusty, _angry_, iv.
Chapter 22 of A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 15 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treat badly
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Cruel (garters), (_garters_) _of fine worsted_, vii.”
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading “286 Crust, _curst_, _ill-tempered_, _cross_, ii.”
having a hardened crust as a covering
From this reading “539 Crusty, _angry_, iv.”
plural of “garter” — a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
From this reading “Cruel (garters), (_garters_) _of fine worsted_, vii.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “242; _a term of abuse_, vi.”
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
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From this reading 179; _crushed_, iii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 242; _a term of abuse_, vi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 286 Crust, _curst_, _ill-tempered_, _cross_, ii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 539 Crusty, _angry_, iv.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 242; _a term of abuse_, vi.
treat badly
From this reading 242; _a term of abuse_, vi.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading 539 Crusty, _angry_, iv.
travel across or pass over
From this reading 286 Crust, _curst_, _ill-tempered_, _cross_, ii.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Cruel (garters), (_garters_) _of fine worsted_, vii.
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading 179; _crushed_, iii.
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading 286 Crust, _curst_, _ill-tempered_, _cross_, ii.
having a hardened crust as a covering
From this reading 539 Crusty, _angry_, iv.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading 286 Crust, _curst_, _ill-tempered_, _cross_, ii.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Cruel (garters), (_garters_) _of fine worsted_, vii.
plural of “garter” — a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
From this reading Cruel (garters), (_garters_) _of fine worsted_, vii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 286 Crust, _curst_, _ill-tempered_, _cross_, ii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 179; _crushed_, iii.
annoyed and irritable
From this reading 286 Crust, _curst_, _ill-tempered_, _cross_, ii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading 539 Crusty, _angry_, iv.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cruel (garters), (_garters_) _of fine worsted_, vii.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading 242; _a term of abuse_, vi.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading 242; _a term of abuse_, vi.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Cruel (garters), (_garters_) _of fine worsted_, vii.
a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns "he wore a worsted suit"
From this reading Cruel (garters), (_garters_) _of fine worsted_, vii.
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