Chapter 11 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Linenotes: 73. _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren. | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f. 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge. 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
Chapter 11 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
From this reading “_ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.”
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading “| þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “_ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.”
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From this reading 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge.
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From this reading [Linenotes: 73.
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From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
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From this reading 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
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From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
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From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
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From this reading 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth
From this reading | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.
a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages
From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
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From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
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From this reading | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.
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From this reading | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.
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From this reading 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge.
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From this reading [Linenotes: 73.
Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
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From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
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From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
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From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
not any; not one
From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
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From this reading | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.
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From this reading 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge.
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From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico
From this reading | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.
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From this reading | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.
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From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
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From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
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From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
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From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
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From this reading 76 al is þe heouene ful of þine blisse. and so is al þes middeleard of þine mildheortnesse.
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From this reading _ðene_ MS.] ne no mon, þet ðe wurðeð ne mei neu{er} beon uorloren.
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From this reading 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge.
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From this reading 122r efter þine leoue sune{;} leouest alre þinge.
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From this reading | þu ert mire soule [leoue] wið{}ute leasunge. [f.
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