Chapter 6 of A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_. And I find by 39 _Eliz. cap. 4. 1. Jac. cap.
Chapter 6 of A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “And I find by 39 _Eliz. cap.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.”
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “And I find by 39 _Eliz. cap.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.”
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.”
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From this reading 1.
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From this reading And I find by 39 _Eliz. cap.
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From this reading 4.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I find by 39 _Eliz. cap.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And I find by 39 _Eliz. cap.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading And I find by 39 _Eliz. cap.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.
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From this reading And I find by 39 _Eliz. cap.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And I find by 39 _Eliz. cap.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.
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From this reading Jac. cap.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall now come down to our own _Constitution_.
Chapter 6 of A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage by Jeremy Collier holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
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