Chapter 4 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose is here in full — 770 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose is here in full — 770 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
25. _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back. 26. _A Ballade in commendacion of our Ladie._ Fol. cccxxix. [By Lydgate; see p.
Chapter 4 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose is here in full — 770 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “_The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.”
a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
From this reading “_A Ballade in commendacion of our Ladie._ Fol. cccxxix.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “_The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “[By Lydgate; see p.”
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.
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From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
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From this reading 25.
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From this reading 26.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Ballade in commendacion of our Ladie._ Fol. cccxxix.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
From this reading _A Ballade in commendacion of our Ladie._ Fol. cccxxix.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
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From this reading _A Ballade in commendacion of our Ladie._ Fol. cccxxix.
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From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
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From this reading _A Ballade in commendacion of our Ladie._ Fol. cccxxix.
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From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
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From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
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From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Ballade in commendacion of our Ladie._ Fol. cccxxix.
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From this reading _A Ballade in commendacion of our Ladie._ Fol. cccxxix.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
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From this reading [By Lydgate; see p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _A Ballade in commendacion of our Ladie._ Fol. cccxxix.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [By Lydgate; see p.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [By Lydgate; see p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The letter of Cupide._ [By Hoccleve; _dated_ 1402.] Fol. cccxxvj., back.
Chapter 4 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose by Geoffrey Chaucer holds 770 sentences, grouped into 154 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.
Chapter 4 holds 770 sentences of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose, unabridged, divided into 154 reading sections.
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