Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1

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Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

⁊ wæl luued of þe k{inge} ⁊ of alle godemen. and o[n cyric]en byrie{den} þabb{ot} hehlice ⁊ sone þe cosan ab{bot} ferde ⁊ te muneces [mid him to] oxenforde to þe k{ing} [⁊ he] iaf hi{m} þat abb{ot}rice.

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Chapter 1 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren. þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ. ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf. Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man. ⁊ wæl luued of þe k{inge} ⁊ of alle godemen. and o[n cyric]en byrie{den} þabb{ot} hehlice ⁊ sone þe cosan ab{bot} ferde ⁊ te muneces [mid him to] oxenforde to þe k{ing} [⁊ he] iaf hi{m} þat abb{ot}rice.

Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

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þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

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⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

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Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

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bot noun US /bɔːt/

botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

From this reading “⁊ wæl luued of þe k{inge} ⁊ of alle godemen. and o[n cyric]en byrie{den} þabb{ot} hehlice ⁊ sone þe cosan ab{bot} ferde ⁊ te muneces [mid him to] oxenforde to þe k{ing} [⁊ he] iaf hi{m} þat abb{ot}rice.”

den noun US /den/

the habitation of wild animals

god noun US /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading “Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.”

inge noun US /ɪndʒ/

English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)

Mart noun US /mɑːrt/

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

From this reading “Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.”

mid adjective US /mɪd/

used in combination to denote the middle

rice noun US /raɪs/

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

ward noun US /wɔːrd/

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading “þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.”

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200

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From this reading þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

abnounUS /æb/

a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences

From this reading ⁊ wæl luued of þe k{inge} ⁊ of alle godemen. and o[n cyric]en byrie{den} þabb{ot} hehlice ⁊ sone þe cosan ab{bot} ferde ⁊ te muneces [mid him to] oxenforde to þe k{ing} [⁊ he] iaf hi{m} þat abb{ot}rice.

abbnoun

an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s

From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

alle

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

botnounUS /bɔːt/

botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human

burch

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From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

byrie

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clerc

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From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

cosan

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cusen

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From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

cyric

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denounUS /diː/

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

From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

dednoun

a doctor's degree in education

From this reading þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

dennounUS /den/

the habitation of wild animals

dæi

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From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

dæis

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From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

enounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

elnounUS /el/

angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

ennounUS /en/

half the width of an em

esnounUS /es/

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

faren

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From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

ferde

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gehaten

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From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

godnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

godemen

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

hehlice

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heo

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From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

hinounUS /haɪ/

an expression of greeting

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

iaf

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iañ

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From this reading þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

iiii

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From this reading þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

ilce

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From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

ing

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ingenounUS /ɪndʒ/

English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954)

innen

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From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

knounUS /keɪ/

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

luued

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mnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

MartnounUS /mɑːrt/

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

midadjectiveUS /mɪd/

used in combination to denote the middle

muneces

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munek

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From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

nnounUS /en/

a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

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From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

oxenforde

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oþer

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From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

ricenounUS /raɪs/

grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished

sculde

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From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

sonenoun

a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold

sæclede

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From this reading þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

sælf

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From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

tenounUS /tiː/

a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold

From this reading ⁊ te munek{es} innen dæis cusen oþer of heo{m} sælf.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

uile

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From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

Walt

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From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

wardnounUS /wɔːrd/

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Will{el}m de Walt{e}uile is gehaten. god clerc ⁊ god man.

wæl

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From this reading þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

þa

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From this reading þa {200} sæclede he ⁊ ward ded ·iiii· Ñ. iañ.

þabb

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Þat

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From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

þe

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þider

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From this reading Þat ilce dæi þat Mart{in} abb{ot} of burch sculde þider faren.

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