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The Faery Queen and Her Knights

Chapter XXII · Of the False Florimell

Chapter XXII of The Faery Queen and Her Knights, “Of the False Florimell,” is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.
When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.
At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.
“See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.
Behold her girdle.”
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The Faery Queen and Her Knights

Chapter XXII · Of the False Florimell

Chapter XXII of The Faery Queen and Her Knights, “Of the False Florimell,” is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.
/ðə ˈmɑːnstər sped ɑːn æz fæst æz ɪt kʊd tuː ðə ˈdwelɪŋ ʌv ɪts ˈmɪstrəs ðə wɪtʃ ˈwʊmən/
Line 2
When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.
Line 3
At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.
/æt ðɪs ʃiː rɪˈdʒɔɪst ˈɡreɪtli ənd ʃoʊd ðə θɪŋ tuː hɜːr sʌn ˈθɪŋkɪŋ ðæt hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ wʊd rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
Line 4
“See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.
/siː sed ʃiː ðɪs ˈθæŋkləs ˈkriːtʃər hæz nɑːt ɪˈskeɪpt/
Line 5
Behold her girdle.”
/bɪˈhoʊld hɜːr ˈɡɜːrdəl/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

dwelling noun US /ˈdwelɪŋ/

housing that someone is living in

From this reading “The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.”

girdle noun US /ˈɡɜːrdəl/

an encircling or ringlike structure

From this reading “When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.”

monster noun US /ˈmɑːnstər/

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading “The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.”

rejoice verb US /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/

feel happiness or joy

From this reading “At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.”

rejoiced verb US /rɪˈdʒɔɪst/

past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy

From this reading “At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.”

sped verb US /sped/

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading “The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.”

thankless adjective US /ˈθæŋkləs/

not feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading ““See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.”

witch noun US /wɪtʃ/

a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading “The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

rejoiced greatly verb + particle counted as “rejoice greatly”

In this reading “At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.”

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alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

BeholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading Behold her girdle.”

boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.

dwellingnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋ/

housing that someone is living in

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading “See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.

fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

Florimell's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

girdlenounUS /ˈɡɜːrdəl/

an encircling or ringlike structure

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/

to an extraordinary extent or degree

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

perceivedadjectiveUS /pərˈsiːvd/

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

rejoiceverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/

feel happiness or joy

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

rejoicedverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪst/

past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading “See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

showedverbUS /ʃoʊd/

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

spedverbUS /sped/

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

thanklessadjectiveUS /ˈθæŋkləs/

not feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading “See,” said she, “this thankless creature has not escaped.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/

a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When she saw it, she perceived how it was bound with Florimell’s girdle.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The monster sped on as fast as it could to the dwelling of its mistress, the witch woman.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading At this she rejoiced greatly, and showed the thing to her son, thinking that he also would rejoice.

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