Chapter III
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[Foot-note: ll. 1-24 _from Harl. 3810: om. MS._] [Foot-note: ll. 7-8 _follow_ ll.
Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose
Chapter III
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[Foot-note:
ll.
1-24
_from
Harl.
3810:
om.
MS._]
[Foot-note:
ll.
7-8
_follow_
ll.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
[Foot-note:
ll.
Line 2
1-24
_from
Harl.
Line 3
3810:
om.
Line 4
MS._]
[Foot-note:
ll.
Line 5
7-8
_follow_
ll.
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to travel behind, go after, come after
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From this reading 1-24 _from Harl.
24
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From this reading 1-24 _from Harl.
3810
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From this reading 3810: om.
7
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From this reading 7-8 _follow_ ll.
8
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From this reading 7-8 _follow_ ll.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading 7-8 _follow_ ll.
Foot-note
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From this reading [Foot-note: ll.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 1-24 _from Harl.
Harl
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From this reading 1-24 _from Harl.
ll
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From this reading [Foot-note: ll.
MSnounUS /mɪz/
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading MS._] [Foot-note: ll.
om
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From this reading 3810: om.
Chapter 3 of Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose by Kenneth[Editor] Sisam holds 379 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
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