Chapter 35 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 1129 sentences across 226 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 1129 sentences across 226 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
256. 'He is an evil master.' The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.' 257. 'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.
Chapter 35 of Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 is here in full — 1129 sentences across 226 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “'He is an evil master.'”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “'He is an evil master.'”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'”
time long past
From this reading “'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.”
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From this reading 256.
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From this reading 257.
in the past
From this reading 'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'He is an evil master.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading 'He is an evil master.'
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading 'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He is an evil master.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He is an evil master.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading 'He is an evil master.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reading _oure alther mayster_ (in Cp.) means--'he is master of us all.'
precisely as stated
From this reading 'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.
time long past
From this reading 'It is full yore ago'; it is very long ago.
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