Chapter 35 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2 is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2 is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun. #bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE. #belyrtan#. #eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l. 307.
Chapter 35 of Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 2 is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “#bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.”
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
From this reading “#bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.”
plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.”
engage or hire for work
From this reading “308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.”
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading “308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.”
a town in west central Texas
From this reading “#bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “#bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.”
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading “#eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l.”
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.
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In this reading “#eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l.”
In this reading “308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.”
In this reading “308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.”
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From this reading 307.
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From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading #bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.
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From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading #bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.
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From this reading #belyrtan#.
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From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading #bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
From this reading #bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
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From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
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From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
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From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
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From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
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From this reading #eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l.
a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
engage or hire for work
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading #eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading #eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
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From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
a town in west central Texas
From this reading #bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading #bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.
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From this reading #bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
(of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow
From this reading #eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading #eried lond#, ploughed land, ‘terram scissam,’ the ‘furg’ of l.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading #bilirten#, deceive, ensnare, a Midland and Northern word: OE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 308 is made up of halves of two lines which may have run thus: fugeles to bilirten . mid hire fel wrenche | In eried lond er in erðchine . ge strekeð adun.
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