Chapter 4 of The Lay of the Cid is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Lay of the Cid is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal. LXXVII. He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall. When he found them met together he had them numbered o'er. Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
Chapter 4 of The Lay of the Cid is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.”
the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world
From this reading “Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “"The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal.”
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading “When he found them met together he had them numbered o'er.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.”
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal.
set up or found
From this reading When he found them met together he had them numbered o'er.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he found them met together he had them numbered o'er.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal.
being seven more than seventy
From this reading LXXVII.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal.
come together
From this reading He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When he found them met together he had them numbered o'er.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal.
past form of “number” — add up in number or quantity
From this reading When he found them met together he had them numbered o'er.
throughout a period of time
From this reading When he found them met together he had them numbered o'er.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.
together with all that; besides
From this reading "The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He bade them meet together at the palace, in the hall.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "The measure is well counselled," said Minaya therewithal.
at the time that
From this reading When he found them met together he had them numbered o'er.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bivár's great Cid had with him thousands three, and thirty score.
Chapter 4 of The Lay of the Cid by R. Selden (Robert Selden) [Translator] Rose holds 371 sentences, grouped into 75 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.
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