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Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus

Chapter XIV

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INCIPIT PROHEMIUM TERCII LIBRI.
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O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!
O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!
5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!
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Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus is here in full — 2370 sentences across 474 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/474 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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INCIPIT PROHEMIUM TERCII LIBRI.
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O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!
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O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!
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5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

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cause noun US /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading “5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!”

goodly adjective US /ˈɡʊdli/

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading “O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!”

light adjective US /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading “O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!”

love noun US /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!”

might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!”

thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!”

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1

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From this reading 1.

5

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From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

Adorneth

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From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

alnounUS /æl/

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

ay

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

bemes

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From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

Blisful

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From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

clere

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From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

debonaireadjective

having a sophisticated charm

From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

dere

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

doughter

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

faire

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From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

gentil

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

gladnesse

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From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

goodlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʊdli/

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

goodnesse

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From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

hele

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From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

hertes

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

hevene

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From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

INCIPIT

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From this reading INCIPIT PROHEMIUM TERCII LIBRI.

Ioves

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

leef

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

LIBRI

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From this reading INCIPIT PROHEMIUM TERCII LIBRI.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

Plesaunce

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

PROHEMIUM

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From this reading INCIPIT PROHEMIUM TERCII LIBRI.

redy

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

repaire

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

sonnes

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From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

TERCII

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From this reading INCIPIT PROHEMIUM TERCII LIBRI.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

thridde

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From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading O sonnes leef, O Ioves doughter dere, Plesaunce of love, O goodly debonaire, In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire!

verray

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From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

whiche

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From this reading O Blisful light, of whiche the bemes clere 1 Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!

Y-heried

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From this reading 5 O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse, Y-heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!

Chapter 14 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus by Geoffrey Chaucer holds 2370 sentences, grouped into 474 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.

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Notes
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Boethius
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Troilus
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Introduction
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