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Chapter 1 of The Lake of Wine is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
Chapter 1 of The Lake of Wine is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “_“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .”
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading “_“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .”
coins made of gold
From this reading “_“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .”
third-person singular of “land” — reach or come to rest
From this reading “_“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “_“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .”
let for money
From this reading “_“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “_“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “_“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .”
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.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
plural of “fare” — an agenda of things to do
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
coins made of gold
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
destroyed or killed
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
third-person singular of “land” — reach or come to rest
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
let for money
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
up to a particular time
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _“So fares the unthrifty lord of Linne_ _Till all his gold is gone and spent:_ _And he maun sell his lands so broad,_ _His house and landes and all his rent._ .
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