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Recollections of a chaperon

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By Arabella Jane Sullivan • Curated US English Learning Edition
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En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.
Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.
CHARLES DUC D’ORLEANS, A.D.
1446.
How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?
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Recollections of a chaperon

Chapter XXXIV

Chapter 34 of Recollections of a chaperon is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.
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Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.
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CHARLES DUC D’ORLEANS, A.D.
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1446.
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How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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Belle noun US /bel/

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading “En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.”

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dame noun US /deɪm/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading “Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.”

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exile verb US /ˈeɡzaɪl/

expel from a country

From this reading “How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?”

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Hamilton noun US /ˈhæməltən/

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading “How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?”

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las noun US /lɑːs/

plural of “la” — a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading “Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.”

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meanwhile adverb US /ˈmiːnwaɪl/

at the same time but in another place

From this reading “How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?”

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mon noun US /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.”

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tout noun US /taʊt/

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading “Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.”

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De mon noun + noun

In this reading “Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.”

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1446

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From this reading 1446.

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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 CHARLES DUC D’ORLEANS, A.D.

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amée

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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ay

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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BellenounUS /bel/

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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certaine

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chacun

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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CHARLESnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading CHARLES DUC D’ORLEANS, A.D.

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Combien

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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cœur

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading CHARLES DUC D’ORLEANS, A.D.

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D'ORLEANS

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From this reading CHARLES DUC D’ORLEANS, A.D.

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damenounUS /deɪm/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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desirée

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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donnée

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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Du

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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DUC

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From this reading CHARLES DUC D’ORLEANS, A.D.

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EnnounUS /en/

half the width of an em

From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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et

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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exileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/

expel from a country

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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How

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From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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jour

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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lasnounUS /lɑːs/

plural of “la” — a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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loingtaine

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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loyaument

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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m'amour

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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ManounUS /mɑː/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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meanwhileadverbUS /ˈmiːnwaɪl/

at the same time but in another place

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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moi

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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monnounUS /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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moultnoun

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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passverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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pensée

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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povez

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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qu'estes

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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sepmaine

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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seule

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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songe

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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souhaid

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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souveraine

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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toutnounUS /taʊt/

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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très

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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Vous

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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voye

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From this reading En songe, souhaid, et pensée, Vous voye chacun jour de sepmaine Combien qu’estes de moi loingtaine Belle très loyaument amée.

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wearyverbUS /ˈwɪri/

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

From this reading How did poor Hamilton meanwhile pass the time of his weary exile?

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être

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From this reading Du tout vous ay m’amour donnée; Vous en povez être certaine, Ma seule dame souveraine, De mon las cœur moult desirée En songe, souhaid, et pensée.

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