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Chapter 12 of Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with Some Others is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better. _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt. _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season. _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason! _Resp._ Truly!
Chapter 12 of Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with Some Others is here in full — 339 sentences across 68 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.
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading “_Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “_People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.”
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading “_Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “_People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “_Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “_Resp._ Truly!”
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading “_People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.”
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading “_People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.”
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.
admittedly
In this reading “_Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
(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 _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.
navigational instrument for finding directions
From this reading _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Resp._ Truly!
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
for that reason; as a result
From this reading _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading _Resp._ Truly!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
a hole for the escape of gas or air
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading _People._ Vay, then! as good ne'er a whit, as ne'er the better.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Avar._ I do nothing but compass therefore, without doubt.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _Avar._ So there is, if to perceive it ye had reason!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _People._ I vay, then! thee vent too far a compass about, Vor zome good might ha' be doon in all this season.
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