Chapter 24 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus is here in full — 707 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 24 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus is here in full — 707 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original. CHAUCER: BOOK III. FILOSTRATO: BOOK III. ll. 1-38. st. 74-79.
Chapter 24 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 — Volume 2, Boethius and Troilus is here in full — 707 sentences across 142 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.”
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading “CHAUCER: BOOK III.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.”
a relation between people; (“relationship” is often used where “relation” would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of “relationship” is for human relations or states of relatedness)
From this reading “The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.”
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 following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.”
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From this reading 1-38. st.
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From this reading 1-38. st.
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From this reading 74-79.
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From this reading 74-79.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading CHAUCER: BOOK III.
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From this reading FILOSTRATO: BOOK III. ll.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading CHAUCER: BOOK III.
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From this reading FILOSTRATO: BOOK III. ll.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
a relation between people; (“relationship” is often used where “relation” would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of “relationship” is for human relations or states of relatedness)
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1-38. st.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following scheme gives a general idea of the relationship of this Book to the original.
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