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Confessio Amantis

Chapter X · Chapter 10

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Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.
To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.
The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.
Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.
So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.
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Confessio Amantis

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Confessio Amantis is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.
Line 2
To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.
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The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.
Line 4
Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.
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So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

ben noun US /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading “So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.”

Bot noun US /bɔːt/

botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

From this reading “Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.”

deserved adjective US /dɪˈzɜːrvd/

properly deserved

From this reading “Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.”

doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.”

double verb US /ˈdʌbəl/

increase twofold

From this reading “So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.”

goth noun US /ɡɑːθ/

a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

From this reading “To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.”

hast auxiliary verb US /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading “Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.”

served verb US /sɜːrvd/

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading “Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.”

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3330

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

3340

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

alnounUS /æl/

a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

amende

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

appiere

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

ayeinward

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

bennounUS /ben/

a mountain or tall hill

From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

bodiliche

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

BotnounUS /bɔːt/

botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

bothe

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

charite

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

charitous

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

Constantin

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

deservedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɜːrvd/

properly deserved

From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

doubleverbUS /ˈdʌbəl/

increase twofold

From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

equite

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From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

Ferst

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

finde

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

Forthi

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

Fro

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

godnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

gothnounUS /ɡɑːθ/

a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

hele

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

hierafter

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From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

hiere

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From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

hihe

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

hol

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

kepe

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

kinde

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

knowe

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

leid

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

lepre

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

manere

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

matiere

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From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

nevere

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

nyht

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

pite

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

pitous

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

Poul

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

schalt

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From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

seide

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

Seint

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

sende

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

servedverbUS /sɜːrvd/

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

slepe

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

slepende

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

Soule

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

Thei

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

thi

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

thurgh

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

tuo

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

unaquit

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

whan

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

wofull

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From this reading So schalt thou double hele finde, Ferst for thi bodiliche kinde, And for thi wofull Soule also, Thou schalt ben hol of bothe tuo.

wolde

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From this reading The nyht, whan he was leid to slepe, The hihe god, which wolde him kepe, Seint Peter and seint Poul him sende, Be whom he wolde his lepre amende.

woll

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From this reading Thei tuo to him slepende appiere Fro god, and seide in this manere: “O Constantin, for thou hast served Pite, thou hast pite deserved: 3340 Forthi thou schalt such pite have That god thurgh pite woll thee save.

wroght

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From this reading Bot now hierafter thou schalt hiere What god hath wroght in this matiere, As he which doth al equite.

wroghte

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

yit

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From this reading To him that wroghte charite He was ayeinward charitous, And to pite he was pitous: 3330 For it was nevere knowe yit That charite goth unaquit.

Chapter 10 of Confessio Amantis by John Gower holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 10 of Confessio Amantis contain?

Chapter 10 holds 113 sentences of Confessio Amantis, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Confessio Amantis by John Gower exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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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Work through the 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Is this the complete text of Confessio Amantis?

Yes. All 4761 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #266 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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How long does Confessio Amantis take to read?

About 396 minutes of reading across 953 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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