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Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim
Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.
The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.
The .ii. chapitre treteth of y'e quene & her forme & maners.
The .iii. chapitre of the forme of the alphins and her offices and maners.
The .iiii. chapitre is of the knygth and of his offices.
The .v. is of the rooks and of their maners and offices.
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Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/1 · 6 reading units · Lines 1–6

Line 1
The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.
Line 2
The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.
Line 3
The .ii. chapitre treteth of y'e quene & her forme & maners.
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The .iii. chapitre of the forme of the alphins and her offices and maners.
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The .iiii. chapitre is of the knygth and of his offices.
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The .v. is of the rooks and of their maners and offices.

Learner Dictionary

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first adjective US /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading “The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.”

men noun US /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading “The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.”

offices noun US /ˈɔːfəsəz/

plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading “The .iii. chapitre of the forme of the alphins and her offices and maners.”

rooks noun US /rʊks/

plural of “rook” — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

From this reading “The .v. is of the rooks and of their maners and offices.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

alphins

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From this reading The .iii. chapitre of the forme of the alphins and her offices and maners.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

apperteyn

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From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

chapitre

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From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

chapitres

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From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

chesse

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From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

conteyneth

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From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

forme

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From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The .ii. chapitre treteth of y'e quene & her forme & maners.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The .iiii. chapitre is of the knygth and of his offices.

iinoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The .ii. chapitre treteth of y'e quene & her forme & maners.

iiinoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The .iii. chapitre of the forme of the alphins and her offices and maners.

iiii

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From this reading The .iiii. chapitre is of the knygth and of his offices.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The .iiii. chapitre is of the knygth and of his offices.

knygth

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From this reading The .iiii. chapitre is of the knygth and of his offices.

kynge

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From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

maners

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From this reading The .ii. chapitre treteth of y'e quene & her forme & maners.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

officesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/

plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading The .iii. chapitre of the forme of the alphins and her offices and maners.

quene

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From this reading The .ii. chapitre treteth of y'e quene & her forme & maners.

rooksnounUS /rʊks/

plural of “rook” — (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

From this reading The .v. is of the rooks and of their maners and offices.

seconde

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From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

suche

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From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The .v. is of the rooks and of their maners and offices.

thinges

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From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The first chapitre treteth of the forme of a kynge and of suche thinges as apperteyn to a kynge.

traytee

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From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

treteth

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From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

vnounUS /viː/

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading The seconde traytee treteth of the chesse men/ and conteyneth .v. chapitres.

y'e

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From this reading The .ii. chapitre treteth of y'e quene & her forme & maners.

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Vocabulary met early in Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim

Words and structures a reader meets early in Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Seconde
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Traytee
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Treteth
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Chesse
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.