Chapter 4 of Il Novellino: The hundred old tales is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Il Novellino: The hundred old tales is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The guards saw him and recognized him. They bore him among them in triumph. And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing. And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady. Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
Chapter 4 of Il Novellino: The hundred old tales is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “The guards saw him and recognized him.”
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.”
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading “And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.”
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading “And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “They bore him among them in triumph.”
a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
From this reading “And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.”
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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In this reading “Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.”
dead
In this reading “And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.”
In this reading “They bore him among them in triumph.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They bore him among them in triumph.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The guards saw him and recognized him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
cause to be bored
From this reading They bore him among them in triumph.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The guards saw him and recognized him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The guards saw him and recognized him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They bore him among them in triumph.
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
below the surround or below the normal position
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
impressive in appearance
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading The guards saw him and recognized him.
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
cut with a saw
From this reading The guards saw him and recognized him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
deliver by singing
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guards saw him and recognized him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They bore him among them in triumph.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bore him among them in triumph.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading They bore him among them in triumph.
except if; if not
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the noble knights were persuaded to go to the lady, and begged her that she would pardon him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And he replied: I shall never sing unless I am at peace with my lady.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the people rejoiced, and lowered his visor, and begged him for love that he would sing.
Chapter 4 of Il Novellino: The hundred old tales by Edward [Translator] Storer holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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