Chapter 1 of Cocke Lorelles Bote is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Cocke Lorelles Bote is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COCKE LORELLES BOTE. One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum. “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.” _Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J. & J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.
Chapter 1 of Cocke Lorelles Bote is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a town in western Washington
From this reading “_Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.””
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.”
a community of people smaller than a village
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading ““Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.””
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.”
a momentary flash of light
From this reading “& J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.”
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
From this reading ““Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.””
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 ““Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
a town in western Washington
From this reading _Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
have
From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COCKE LORELLES BOTE.
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From this reading COCKE LORELLES BOTE.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
plural of “copy” — a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading & J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.
the organ of sight
From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading _Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J.
ten 10s
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _Hamlet._ ABERDEEN J.
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COCKE LORELLES BOTE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading & J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
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 & J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
a momentary flash of light
From this reading & J. P. EDMOND & SPARK MDCCCLXXXIV.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One Hundred and One Copies Printed, One of which is on Vellum.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come begin; And you the judges bear a wary eye.”
Chapter 1 of Cocke Lorelles Bote by Anonymous holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 1 holds 79 sentences of Cocke Lorelles Bote, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Cocke Lorelles Bote by Anonymous exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 79 sentences, grouped into 16 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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