Chapter 19 of Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae" is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae" is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SU{N}T ETENIM PENNE. {ET} C{ETERA}. [Sidenote: [The fyrste met{ur}.]] ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes. {and} surmou{n}teþ þe heyȝenesse of þe greet[e] eyir.
Chapter 19 of Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophiae" is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “{and} surmou{n}teþ þe heyȝenesse of þe greet[e] eyir.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “[Sidenote: [The fyrste met{ur}.]]”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading {and} surmou{n}teþ þe heyȝenesse of þe greet[e] eyir.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading {ET} C{ETERA}.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading {ET} C{ETERA}.
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From this reading SU{N}T ETENIM PENNE.
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From this reading {ET} C{ETERA}.
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From this reading {and} surmou{n}teþ þe heyȝenesse of þe greet[e] eyir.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading [Sidenote: [The fyrste met{ur}.]]
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading {and} surmou{n}teþ þe heyȝenesse of þe greet[e] eyir.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading {and} surmou{n}teþ þe heyȝenesse of þe greet[e] eyir.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading [Sidenote: [The fyrste met{ur}.]]
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading SU{N}T ETENIM PENNE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends
From this reading SU{N}T ETENIM PENNE.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading [Sidenote: [The fyrste met{ur}.]]
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading SU{N}T ETENIM PENNE.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading SU{N}T ETENIM PENNE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading {and} surmou{n}teþ þe heyȝenesse of þe greet[e] eyir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: [The fyrste met{ur}.]]
an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
From this reading [Sidenote: [The fyrste met{ur}.]]
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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From this reading ++I Haue for soþe swifte feþeres þat surmou{n}ten þe heyȝt of þe heuene whan þe swifte þouȝt haþ cloþed it self. in þo feþeres it dispiseþ þe hat[e]ful erþes.
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