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The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 9 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I by Abbot of Eynsham Aelfric holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I contain?

Chapter 9 holds 408 sentences of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

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We sprecað embe ærist.
Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?
Swilce hí wíslice sprecon!
Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.
He geworhte heofonas and eorðan and ealle gesceafta butan antimbre.
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The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church — Volume I is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
We sprecað embe ærist.
Line 2
Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?
Line 3
Swilce hí wíslice sprecon!
Line 4
Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.
Line 5
He geworhte heofonas and eorðan and ealle gesceafta butan antimbre.
All words in this reading · 48

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Ac

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From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

antimbre

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From this reading He geworhte heofonas and eorðan and ealle gesceafta butan antimbre.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

beon

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

butan

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From this reading He geworhte heofonas and eorðan and ealle gesceafta butan antimbre.

bán

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

cweðað

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

deadra

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

eal

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From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.

ealle

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From this reading He geworhte heofonas and eorðan and ealle gesceafta butan antimbre.

embe

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From this reading We sprecað embe ærist.

eorðan

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From this reading He geworhte heofonas and eorðan and ealle gesceafta butan antimbre.

ge-edcucode

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

gesceafta

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From this reading He geworhte heofonas and eorðan and ealle gesceafta butan antimbre.

geseoð

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

geworhte

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From this reading He geworhte heofonas and eorðan and ealle gesceafta butan antimbre.

God

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From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.

habbað

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.

heofonas

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From this reading He geworhte heofonas and eorðan and ealle gesceafta butan antimbre.

hi

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

Hu

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

hí

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.

magon

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

manna

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

men

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

mæg

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From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.

Nu

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

sind

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

sprecað

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From this reading We sprecað embe ærist.

sprecon

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From this reading Swilce hí wíslice sprecon!

sume

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

Swilce

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From this reading Swilce hí wíslice sprecon!

twynunge

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We sprecað embe ærist.

wile

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From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.

wíslice

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

From this reading Swilce hí wíslice sprecon!

Ælmihtig

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From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.

ærist

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From this reading We sprecað embe ærist.

æriste

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

ðas

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

ðonne

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

þe

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

þonne

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From this reading Nu sind sume men þe habbað twynunge be æriste, and ðonne hi geseoð deadra manna bán, þonne cweðað hí, Hu magon ðas bán beon ge-edcucode?

þær-togeanes

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From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.

þæt

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From this reading Ac we cweðað þær-togeanes, þæt God is Ælmihtig, and mæg eal þæt he wile.