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Chantemerle

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Chantemerle is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster • Curated US English Learning Edition
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“MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?
Ken ye wha dinner’d on our Bessy’s haggies?
Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.
Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”
—_Bessy’s Haggies_.
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Chantemerle

Chapter XIX

Chapter 19 of Chantemerle is here in full — 324 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?
Line 2
Ken ye wha dinner’d on our Bessy’s haggies?
Line 3
Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.
Line 4
Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”
Line 5
—_Bessy’s Haggies_.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bonny adjective US /ˈbɑːni/

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading “Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dukes noun US /duːks/

plural of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading “Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gear noun US /ɡɪr/

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading “Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Ken noun US /ken/

range of what one can know or understand

From this reading ““MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
king's noun US /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ladies noun US /ˈleɪdiz/

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading “Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lords noun US /lɔːrdz/

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
monsieur noun US /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading ““MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

on the bed preposition + article + noun counted as “on … bed”

In this reading “Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.””

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

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Ae

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From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

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aumrie

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From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

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bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Bessy's

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From this reading “MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?

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bonnyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːni/

very pleasing to the eye

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dinner'd

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From this reading Ken ye wha dinner’d on our Bessy’s haggies?

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dukesnounUS /duːks/

plural of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gearnounUS /ɡɪr/

a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
glaumrie

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

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

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goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gude

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

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

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haggies

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

From this reading “MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
KennounUS /ken/

range of what one can know or understand

From this reading “MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
king'snounUS /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kiver'd

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

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

Pending verification
ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lordsnounUS /lɔːrdz/

plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MILET

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

From this reading “MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?

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MONSIEURnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading “MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
o'eradverb

throughout a period of time

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ken ye wha dinner’d on our Bessy’s haggies?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Ken ye wha dinner’d on our Bessy’s haggies?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
raggies

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

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

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sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
supped

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

From this reading “MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Four good lords and three bonny ladies, A’ to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wha

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

From this reading “MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?

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winoun

a midwestern state in north central United States

From this reading Ae gude chief wi’ his gear and his glaumrie; Lords on the bed and dukes in the aumrie; There was a king’s son kiver’d o’er wi’ raggies, A’ for to dinner on our Bessy’s haggies.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
yepronounUS /jiː/

an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person

From this reading “MONSIEUR MILET” “Ken ye wha supped Bessy’s haggies?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 19 of Chantemerle by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster holds 324 sentences, grouped into 65 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.

What does chapter 19 of Chantemerle contain?

Chapter 19 holds 324 sentences of Chantemerle, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of Chantemerle by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 324 sentences, grouped into 65 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 19 of Chantemerle?

Work through the 65 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 65 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 19 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 19 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Chantemerle

Common questions about reading Chantemerle by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Chantemerle?

Yes. All 10645 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #70103 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #70103, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Chantemerle take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2129 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Chantemerle

Words and structures a reader meets early in Chantemerle, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Melius
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantemerle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bello
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantemerle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Videre
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantemerle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gentis
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantemerle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.