Chapter 7 of The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
82. Galaphay: Galapha, in Mauritania. 83. Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading. 84.
Chapter 7 of The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.”
make right or correct
From this reading “Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.”
a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
From this reading “Galaphay: Galapha, in Mauritania.”
a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
From this reading “Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.”
required or under orders
From this reading “Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.”
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From this reading 82.
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From this reading 83.
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From this reading 84.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
make right or correct
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Galaphay: Galapha, in Mauritania.
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From this reading Galaphay: Galapha, in Mauritania.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Galaphay: Galapha, in Mauritania.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
From this reading Galaphay: Galapha, in Mauritania.
a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
required or under orders
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Belmarie is supposed to have been a Moorish state in Africa; but “Palmyrie” has been suggested as the correct reading.
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