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Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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* * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.
That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.
The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.
* * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.
The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.
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Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1 is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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* * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.
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That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.
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The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.
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* * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.
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The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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champions noun US /ˈtʃæmpiənz/

plural of “champion” — someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading “* * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.”

Commended verb US /kəˈmendɪd/

past form of “commend” — express approval of

From this reading “The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.”

courser noun US /ˈkɔːrsər/

a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey

From this reading “The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.”

loth adjective US /lɑːθ/

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

From this reading “That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.”

pith noun US /pɪθ/

soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants

From this reading “* * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.”

rink noun US /rɪŋk/

building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating

From this reading “That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.”

trumpets noun US /ˈtrʌmpəts/

pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

From this reading “* * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.”

weir noun US /wiːr/

a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

From this reading “The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.”

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2

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From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

3

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From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

4

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From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

5

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From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

6

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From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

7

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From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

8

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From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

9

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From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

blewverbUS /bluː/

inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

championsnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiənz/

plural of “champion” — someone who has won first place in a competition

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

CommendedverbUS /kəˈmendɪd/

past form of “commend” — express approval of

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

coursernounUS /ˈkɔːrsər/

a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey

From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

deliverly

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From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/

having lost your job

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

eagerlyadverbUS /ˈiːɡərli/

with eagerness; in an eager manner

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

geir

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From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

HonestlyadverbUS /ˈɑːnəstli/

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

humillie

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From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

leap'd

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From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

lothadjectiveUS /lɑːθ/

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

mischancenoun

an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

outterit

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From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

Pertlyadverb

in an impudent or impertinent manner

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

pithnounUS /pɪθ/

soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

press'd

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From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

proveverbUS /pruːv/

be shown or be found to be

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

rinknounUS /rɪŋk/

building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

rink-room

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From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

SirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

spearnounUS /spɪr/

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

spurr'd

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From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

Squier

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From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

Squier's

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From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

steadnounUS /sted/

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

StuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/

caught or fixed

From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

supportnounUS /səˈpɔːrt/

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading The Squier leap'd right hastily From his courser deliverly,[8] And to Sir Talbart made support, And humillie[9] did him comfort.

Talbart

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From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

Talbart's

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From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

trenchour

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From this reading * * * * * The trenchour[6] of the Squier's spear Stuck still into Sir Talbart's geir; Then every man into that stead[7] Did all believe that he was dead.

triumphantlyadverbUS /traɪˈʌmfəntli/

in a triumphant manner

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

trumpetsnounUS /ˈtrʌmpəts/

pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

utterancenounUS /ˈʌtərəns/

the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

weirnounUS /wiːr/

a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading The Squier forth his rink[5] he ran, Commended well with every man, And him discharged of his spear Honestly, like a man of weir.

Whereof

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From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading * * * * * Then trumpets blew triumphantly, And these two champions eagerly, They spurr'd their horse with spear on breast, Pertly[2] to prove their pith they press'd.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

wrothadjective

vehemently incensed and condemnatory

From this reading That round rink-room[3] was at utterance, But Talbart's horse with a mischance He outterit,[4] and to run was loth; Whereof Talbart was wonder wroth.

Chapter 7 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1 by George [Editor] Gilfillan holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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.

What does chapter 7 of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1 contain?

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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1

Common questions about reading Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1 by George [Editor] Gilfillan on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1?

Yes. All 3767 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #9667 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #9667, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1 take to read?

About 313 minutes of reading across 754 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1 section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1

Words and structures a reader meets early in Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Specimens
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Memoirs
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Less-known
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
British
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British — Volume 1; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.