Chapter 15 of Ludus Coventriæ is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Ludus Coventriæ is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GLOSSARY. The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume. Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none. Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers. A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.
Chapter 15 of Ludus Coventriæ is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
From this reading “The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.”
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading “Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.”
characteristic of the present
From this reading “Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.”
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading “GLOSSARY.”
plural of “numeral” — a symbol used to represent a number
From this reading “The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.”
plural of “reference” — a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading “Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.”
third-person singular of “signify” — denote or connote
From this reading “A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.”
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
From this reading “A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.”
In this reading “Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.”
In this reading “Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
From this reading The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
characteristic of the present
From this reading Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.
to an extreme degree
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.
set up or found
From this reading Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
From this reading GLOSSARY.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.
small in range or scope
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.
not one, and not any
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
plural of “numeral” — a symbol used to represent a number
From this reading The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.
an event that happens
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.
make reference to
From this reading The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.
plural of “reference” — a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
third-person singular of “signify” — denote or connote
From this reading A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
From this reading A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading The Arabic numerals refer to the pages of the volume.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A, sometimes signifies with, and before a verb is sometimes used for to.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words of frequent occurrence have a limited number of references, and those which are exceedingly common have none.
plural of “writer” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Many of the words in this Glossary may be found in Chaucer and contemporary writers.
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