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The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."
He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.
He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.
He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.
He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.
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The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."
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He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.
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He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.
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He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.
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He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

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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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life noun US /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading “He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.”

man noun US /mæn/

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

From this reading “He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.”

Maria noun US /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading “Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."”

mid adjective US /mɪd/

used in combination to denote the middle

From this reading “Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."”

Nazareth noun US /ˈnæzərɪθ/

a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary

From this reading “Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."”

wisdom noun US /ˈwɪzdəm/

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading “He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.”

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150

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

afylled

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

behofode

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From this reading He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.

butan

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From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

byrig

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

cild

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

cilde

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

cildes

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

dranc

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From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

eadige

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

eal

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From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

forþan

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From this reading He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

fostor-fæder

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

gearum

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From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

gecyrdon

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

gefyllednys

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From this reading He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

gestrangod

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

geðuht

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From this reading He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.

gif

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From this reading He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.

gifu

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

godcundnysse

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From this reading He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.

Godes

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

himsylf

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From this reading He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

Ioseph

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

lichomlice

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From this reading He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

lif

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From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.

lyfode

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From this reading He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.

mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.

mannes

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From this reading He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.

MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

menniscnysse

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From this reading He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.

midadjectiveUS /mɪd/

used in combination to denote the middle

From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

nanounUS /nɑː/

a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group

From this reading He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.

nanes

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From this reading He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.

nanre

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From this reading He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.

NazarethnounUS /ˈnæzərɪθ/

a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary

From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

nenounUS /niː/

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.

nære

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From this reading He nære na man geðuht, gif he mannes life ne lyfode.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

Seo

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

slep

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From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

strangunge

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From this reading He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.

synnum

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From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

weox

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

wisdomnounUS /ˈwɪzdəm/

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

wisdome

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

wunað

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From this reading He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

wunigende

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

wunude

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From this reading He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

wæs

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

wæstmes

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From this reading He weox and wæs gestrangod on þære menniscnysse, and he ne behofode nanes wæstmes ne nanre strangunge on þære godcundnysse.

æt

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From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

ðe

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From this reading He wæs mid wisdome afylled, forþan ðe he is himsylf wisdom, and on him wunað eal gefyllednys þære godcundnysse: lichomlice Godes gifu wunude on him.

ðæs

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

þam

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

þeah-hwæðere

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From this reading He æt, and dranc, and slep, and weox on gearum, and wæs þeah-hwæðere eal his lif butan synnum.

þære

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

þæt

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From this reading Seo eadige Maria, and Ioseph, ðæs cildes fostor-fæder, {150} gecyrdon to þære byrig Nazareth mid þam cilde; "and þæt cild weox, and wæs gestrangod, and mid wisdome afylled, and Godes gifu wæs on him wunigende."

Chapter 6 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I by Abbot of Eynsham Aelfric holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 6 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I contain?

Chapter 6 holds 416 sentences of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I by Abbot of Eynsham Aelfric exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 6 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I?

Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 84 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

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 The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I

Common questions about reading The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I by Abbot of Eynsham Aelfric on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I?

Yes. All 8718 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #38334 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #38334, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1744 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Numbers
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Enclosed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Curly
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Braces
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