Chapter 16 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST CHALLENGE. "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
Chapter 16 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “"The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.”
take exception to
From this reading “THE FIRST CHALLENGE.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “THE FIRST CHALLENGE.”
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “"The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “"The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “"The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
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From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
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From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
take exception to
From this reading THE FIRST CHALLENGE.
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From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
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From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
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From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST CHALLENGE.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
the force of workers available
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST CHALLENGE.
love of or taste for fine objects of art
From this reading "The remedye agayns Ire is a vertu that men clepen Mansuetude, that is Debonairetee; and eek another vertu, that men callen Patience or Suffrance.
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