Chapter 4 of The Battaile of Agincourt is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Battaile of Agincourt is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Page 23, l. 25 [Stz. 43]. “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.” Page 24, l.
Chapter 4 of The Battaile of Agincourt is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.””
to say again or imitate
From this reading ““_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.””
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading ““_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.””
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading ““_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.””
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Page 23, l.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ““_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.””
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading ““_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.””
the driver of a wagon
From this reading ““_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.””
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From this reading Page 23, l.
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From this reading Page 24, l.
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From this reading 25 [Stz.
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From this reading 43].
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
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From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
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 Page 23, l.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page 23, l.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599)
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 25 [Stz.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
the driver of a wagon
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_By this, the Counsell of this Warre had met._” --A curious echo of Spenser: “By this the northern waggoner had set.”
Chapter 4 of The Battaile of Agincourt by Michael Drayton holds 336 sentences, grouped into 68 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.
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