Chapter 9 of Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
49-50. These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l. 26 and l. 478. Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
Chapter 9 of Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading “Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.”
without doubt or question
From this reading “These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.”
following accepted customs and proprieties
From this reading “Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.”
past form of “interpolate” — estimate the value of
From this reading “These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.”
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading “Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.”
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.
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From this reading 26 and l.
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From this reading 478.
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From this reading 49-50.
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From this reading 49-50.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
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From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
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From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
without doubt or question
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
following accepted customs and proprieties
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
past form of “interpolate” — estimate the value of
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These lines are peculiar to the Auchinleck MS., and are clearly interpolated; cp. l.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading Winchester was the old capital of England, and therefore the conventional seat of an English king.
Chapter 9 of Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose by Kenneth[Editor] Sisam holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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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