Chapter 34 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose is here in full — 737 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose is here in full — 737 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1159. For _this_, B. has _thus_. Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them. The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.' 1162.
Chapter 34 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Volume 1, Romaunt of the Rose is here in full — 737 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.”
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.
In this reading “The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'”
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From this reading 1159.
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From this reading 1162.
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From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading For _this_, B. has _thus_.
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From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
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From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For _this_, B. has _thus_.
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From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For _this_, B. has _thus_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
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From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
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From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
not any; not one
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
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From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
Identical; not different.
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For _this_, B. has _thus_.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading For _this_, B. has _thus_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Neither _this_ nor _thus_ seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):-- 'Of swich matere made he manye layes, Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'
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