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

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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[Linenote: 86.
_bidded_ MS.]
_s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.
Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.
þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.
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Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[Linenote: 86.
Line 2
_bidded_ MS.]
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_s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.
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Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.
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þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

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crepe noun US /kreɪp/

paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations

From this reading “þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.”

ester noun US /ˈestər/

organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water

From this reading “þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.”

lange noun US /læŋ/

United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)

From this reading “þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.”

palm noun US /pɑːm/

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading “Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.”

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100

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From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

86

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From this reading [Linenote: 86.

absolucio

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

abuten

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From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

bendes

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

bidded

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From this reading _bidded_ MS.]

cessionnoun

the act of ceding

From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

cilicet

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

cloðes

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

crepenounUS /kreɪp/

paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations

From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

cruche

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From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

dintes

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

drinken

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

edia

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

esternounUS /ˈestər/

organic compound formed by reaction between an acid and an alcohol with elimination of water

From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

eten

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

euen

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From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

fantston

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From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

feorðe

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

fifte

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From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

fridai

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From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

gon

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From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

harde

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

labores

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

langenounUS /læŋ/

United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965)

From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

lesse

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

Linenote

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From this reading [Linenote: 86.

liðe

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

mnounUS /em/

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

From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

MSnounUS /mɪz/

a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers

From this reading _bidded_ MS.]

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

From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

pnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

palmnounUS /pɑːm/

the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

ronounUS /roʊ/

an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas

From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

snounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

saccu

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

selde

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

shereðuresdaies

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

sinne

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

siti

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

sixte

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From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

siðe

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

siðes

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

smerte

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

sunedeies

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

swinch

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading þe fifte siðe crepe to cruche on {100} lange fridai[.] sixte siðe on ester euen gon abuten þe fantston.

vigilias

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

wecche

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

þ

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From this reading _s{cilicet} vigilias. labores. saccu{m}. i{n}edia. siti{m}._ þ̵ is wecche ⁊ swinch. harde cloðes. smerte dintes. selde eten ⁊ lesse drinken.

þe

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

Þridde

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From this reading Þridde siðe palm sunedeies p{ro}cession. feorðe siðes shereðuresdaies absolucio[n] þe liðe þe sinne bendes.

Chapter 7 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 by Joseph[Editor] Hall holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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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