Chapter 19 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 850 sentences across 170 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 850 sentences across 170 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.' The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed. Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below. Gower has the same story, Conf. Amant. iii.
Chapter 19 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 850 sentences across 170 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.”
third-person singular of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading “The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.”
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.”
the words of something written
From this reading “The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.”
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading “'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'”
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.
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From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amant. iii.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.
a person who is in charge
From this reading Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gower has the same story, Conf.
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading 'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
a young female
From this reading 'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gower has the same story, Conf.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gower has the same story, Conf.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Amant. iii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.
third-person singular of “occupy” — keep busy with
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading Méon); the chief points of resemblance are noted below.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Gower has the same story, Conf.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading 'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
the words of something written
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The story in the French text occupies 70 lines (5613-5682, ed.
a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul
From this reading 'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Qui fu fille Virginius, _Si cum dist Titus Livius_.'
Chapter 19 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 by Geoffrey Chaucer holds 850 sentences, grouped into 170 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 19 holds 850 sentences of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5, unabridged, divided into 170 reading sections.
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