Chapter VI of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus, “Boethius asks questions concerning Chance (pr. 1). An example,” is here in full — 2836 sentences across 568 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus, “Boethius asks questions concerning Chance (pr. 1). An example,” is here in full — 2836 sentences across 568 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met. 1). Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr. 2). God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.
Chapter VI of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus, “Boethius asks questions concerning Chance (pr. 1). An example,” is here in full — 2836 sentences across 568 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.”
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.”
plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.”
a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
From this reading “from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.”
an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
From this reading “from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.”
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 “Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.”
In this reading “God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.”
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From this reading 1).
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From this reading 2).
(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 God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.
a Roman who was an early Christian philosopher and statesman who was executed for treason; Boethius had a decisive influence on medieval logic (circa 480-524)
From this reading Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.
plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.
a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia
From this reading from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.
a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
From this reading Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Boethius asks questions concerning Free-will (pr.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.
an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River
From this reading from the courses of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates (met.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.
which person or people
From this reading God, who sees all things, is the true Sun (met.
Chapter 6 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus by Geoffrey Chaucer holds 2836 sentences, grouped into 568 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 6 holds 2836 sentences of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus, unabridged, divided into 568 reading sections.
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