Chapter 13 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Linenote: 167. A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.] ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ. þu singest a nyht ⁊ nouht a{}day. 175 And al þi song is way{}laway.
Chapter 13 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1 is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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from appearances alone
From this reading “A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “þu singest a nyht ⁊ nouht a{}day.”
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading “A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “175 And al þi song is way{}laway.”
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading “++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.”
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 “A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]”
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From this reading [Linenote: 167.
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From this reading 175 And al þi song is way{}laway.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 175 And al þi song is way{}laway.
from appearances alone
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading þu singest a nyht ⁊ nouht a{}day.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 175 And al þi song is way{}laway.
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From this reading 175 And al þi song is way{}laway.
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From this reading [Linenote: 167.
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
attach a tag or label to
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
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From this reading þu singest a nyht ⁊ nouht a{}day.
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From this reading þu singest a nyht ⁊ nouht a{}day.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
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From this reading þu singest a nyht ⁊ nouht a{}day.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading 175 And al þi song is way{}laway.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A mark in margin apparently calling attention to _him_, MS.]
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: “silverware”, “software”
From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 175 And al þi song is way{}laway.
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From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ++Þe nihtegale· wes al ware. heo hedde ileorned· wel ihware. vle heo seyde seye me soþ. hwi dostu þat vnwihtes doþ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 175 And al þi song is way{}laway.
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From this reading þu singest a nyht ⁊ nouht a{}day.
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