Chapter 7 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 1 is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 1 is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly. To all her workes virtue is her guide. Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’ CHAUCER. ‘No!’ says Susan.
Chapter 7 of The professor's experiment — Vol. 1 is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading “CHAUCER.”
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading “Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.”
the quality of being holy
From this reading “Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’”
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading “Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’”
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
From this reading “Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “To all her workes virtue is her guide.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
(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 To all her workes virtue is her guide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400)
From this reading CHAUCER.
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading To all her workes virtue is her guide.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
an old form of “has”
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
the quality of being holy
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No!’ says Susan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘No!’ says Susan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No!’ says Susan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To all her workes virtue is her guide.
a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
precisely as stated
From this reading Humbless hath slain in her all tyranny: She is the mirror of all courtesy, Her heart a very chamber of holiness, Her hand minister of freedom for almess.’
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading To all her workes virtue is her guide.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To all her workes virtue is her guide.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading ‘In her is highe beauty without pride, And youth withoute greenhood or folly.
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