Chapter 27 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
—— _defaut_] i. e. default, want. —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v. 141. _apposelle_] i. e. question. “And to pouert she put this _opposayle_.”
Chapter 27 of The Poetical Works of John Skelton, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading “—— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.”
loss due to not showing up
From this reading “—— _defaut_] i. e. default, want.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “—— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “—— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ““And to pouert she put this _opposayle_.””
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “_apposelle_] i. e. question.”
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading “—— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “—— _defaut_] i. e. default, want.”
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From this reading 141.
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And to pouert she put this _opposayle_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _apposelle_] i. e. question.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
loss due to not showing up
From this reading —— _defaut_] i. e. default, want.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —— _defaut_] i. e. default, want.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading —— _defaut_] i. e. default, want.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading —— _defaut_] i. e. default, want.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And to pouert she put this _opposayle_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And to pouert she put this _opposayle_.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “And to pouert she put this _opposayle_.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading _apposelle_] i. e. question.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And to pouert she put this _opposayle_.”
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And to pouert she put this _opposayle_.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And to pouert she put this _opposayle_.”
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading —— _konnyng_] i. e. (not so much—knowledge, learning, as) skill, ability. v.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading —— _defaut_] i. e. default, want.
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