Chapter 8 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 815 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 815 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
2614. _he ... he_ = one ... another. See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p. 282. Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
Chapter 8 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 815 sentences across 163 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “_he ... he_ = one ... another.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.”
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading “See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.”
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading “Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.”
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading “See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.”
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading “Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.”
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 “Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.”
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From this reading 2614.
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From this reading 282.
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From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words
From this reading See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading _he ... he_ = one ... another.
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _he ... he_ = one ... another.
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _he ... he_ = one ... another.
plural of “outline” — the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See Historical Outlines of English Accidence, p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Cf. the parallel passage in the Legend of Good Women, 642-8.
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Chapter 8 holds 815 sentences of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5, unabridged, divided into 163 reading sections.
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