Chapter 3 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 854 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 854 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
172. _Ther as_ = where that. _keper_, principal, head, i. e. prior. _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one. '_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.
Chapter 3 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 854 sentences across 171 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “_celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.”
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading “_celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.”
the residence of a religious community
From this reading “_celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.”
the convent of a community of nuns
From this reading “_celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.”
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “_keper_, principal, head, i. e. prior.”
earlier in time
From this reading “_keper_, principal, head, i. e. prior.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “'_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.”
lower in rank or importance
From this reading “'_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.”
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 “'_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.”
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From this reading 172.
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From this reading '_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading '_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Ther as_ = where that.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading _keper_, principal, head, i. e. prior.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading '_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _keper_, principal, head, i. e. prior.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading '_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _keper_, principal, head, i. e. prior.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _keper_, principal, head, i. e. prior.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
the residence of a religious community
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
the convent of a community of nuns
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading _keper_, principal, head, i. e. prior.
earlier in time
From this reading _keper_, principal, head, i. e. prior.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading '_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading '_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.
lower in rank or importance
From this reading '_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Ther as_ = where that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ther as_ = where that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading '_Celle_, a religious house, subordinate to some great [21] abby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _celle_, cell; a 'cell' was a small monastery or nunnery, dependent on a larger one.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Ther as_ = where that.
Chapter 3 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 by Geoffrey Chaucer holds 854 sentences, grouped into 171 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 3 holds 854 sentences of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5, unabridged, divided into 171 reading sections.
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