Chapter 38 of The Bruce is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 38 of The Bruce is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p. 97). It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p. 344). 5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.
Chapter 38 of The Bruce is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.”
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading “5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.”
in the recent past
From this reading “It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.”
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.”
plural of “register” — an official written record of names or events or transactions
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.”
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In this reading “5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.”
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From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
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From this reading It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.
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From this reading It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.
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From this reading 344).
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From this reading 5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.
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From this reading 97).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.
later than; following
From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading 5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.
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From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
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From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
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From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.
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From this reading 5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading 5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.
in the recent past
From this reading It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
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From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading 5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
plural of “register” — an official written record of names or events or transactions
From this reading It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.
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From this reading 1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North.
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